# Accident 20141201022219A: Piper PA-28-235, Sommerville, TN, December 1, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2014, 19:30 local time
- Place: Sommerville, TN
- Airport: Fayette County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1200° N, 89.2400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1200&lon=-89.2400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8607W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8607W-2015-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 505 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141201022219A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON DECEMBER 2, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:45 A.M. THE MEMPHIS FSDO WAS NOTIFIED OF A DOWNED AIRCRAFT NEAR THE FAYETTE COUNTY AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED BY LOCAL CIVIL AIR PATROL WHO HAD BEEN CONDUCTING A SEARCH FOR AN AIRCRAFT MISSING SINCE APPROXIMATELY 1900 HOURS ON DECEMBER 1, 2014.  FAYETTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND FOUND THAT N8670W, A PA-28 HAD CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE FAYETTE COUNTY AIRPORT. THERE WAS ONE OCCUPANT, DECEASED AT THE SCENE, IDENTIFIED AS ROBERT BRANDON LAMPLEY.

THIS INSPECTOR WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE AND STARTED THE INVESTIGATION PROCESS. REDUCED VISIBILITY AND LOW CEILINGS WERE REPORTED OVER A WIDE AREA AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE CRASH.

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN WOODED TERRAIN IN A STEEP ATTITUDE AND IS INDICATIVE OF A LOSS OF CONTROL.  FIRE CONSUMED MOST OF WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE CRASH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA15FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA066), Dec 2, 2014: Piper PA28 (N8607W), Sommerville, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's improper decision to attempt visual flight in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight loss of airplane control due to spatial…

## Other reports on N8607W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19831021074179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831021074179A), Oct 21, 1983: Piper PA28235 (N8607W), Cape Eleuthera, Bahamas, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed in the Bahamas. No other information available.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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