# Accident 20160914017779A: Piper PA-11, Arcanum, OH, September 14, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2016, 14:00 local time
- Place: Arcanum, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9926° N, 84.5542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcanum, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9926&lon=-84.5542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4901M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4901M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160914017779A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT, WHO HAD STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE ONLY, WAS FLYING WITH A NON-CERTIFICATED PASSENGER. THEY TOOK OFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRPORT BETWEEN 8-9 AM, AND THEY WERE LAST SEEN AROUND 10:30-11 AM.  WITNESS STATED THEY WERE PERFORMING LOW LEVEL MANEUVERS OVER FIELDS.  WHEN CONTACT WITH THEM WAS LOST; THE PILOT'S GRANDFATHER INITATED A SEARCH AND FOUND THE WRECKAGE IN A CORN FIELD. THEY WERE DESCOVERED A LITTLE AFTER 2PM.  BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

REVIEWED BY DWS 10/17/2016

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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