# Accident 20181129023039A: Piper PA-30, Marion, IN, November 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2018, 14:20 local time
- Place: Marion, IN
- Airport: Marion Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4806° N, 85.6825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4806&lon=-85.6825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7751Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7751Y-2019-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,306 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181129023039A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 29, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 EST., N7751Y, A PIPER PA-30 TWIN COMANCHE, SN 30-839 DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 22 OF MARION MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KMZZ) IN MARION, INDIANA. A WITNESS INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET, MADE A LEFT BANKING TURN, AND CONTINUED LEFT INTO A VERTICAL, DOWNWARD SPIRAL IMPACTING TERRAIN ON AIRPORT PROPERTY ADJACENT TO STATE ROAD 22/ROUTE 35. THE IMPACT AND POST-ACCIDENT FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE.

THE PILOT OPERATED THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AS PERSONAL FLIGHT USE. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 CEN19FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA035), Nov 29, 2018: Piper PA 30 (N7751Y), Marion, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack following a loss of the left engine power shortly after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for…

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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