# Accident 20210202002569A: Piper PA 46-350P, Worcester, MA, February 2, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2021, 16:54 local time
- Place: Worcester, MA
- Airport: Worcester Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2767° N, 71.9594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2767&lon=-71.9594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N221ST, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221ST) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104627, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A (registry code 40999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ae2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,064 total, 300 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210202002569A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT KMVY TO KORH :

PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. ICING WAS FORECAST DURING HOURS OF THE SCHEDULED FLIGHT. CURRENT WEATHER AT KORH FOR ARRIVAL (SPECI KORH 022142Z 02013G21KT 5SM -FZRA OVC011 M01/M03 A2932 RMK CIG 008V013)

Y90 CALLED N221ST INBOUND FROM SOUTHWEST. N221ST REPORTED RNAV RWY 11 OUTSIDE RILOC AND CLEARED TO LAND. N221ST REPORTED PROBLEM WITH ICING. LOCAL CONTROL ASKED IF AIRCRAFT REQUIRED ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE WITH NO RESPONSE. LOCAL CONTROL GIVEN LOW ALTITUDE ALERT FROM Y90 AND PASSED TO AIRCRAFT. NO RESPONSE FROM AIRCRAFT. CRASH SERVICES INITIATED AFTER NO RESPONSE FROM AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA21LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA122), Feb 2, 2021: Piper PA46 (N221ST), Leicester, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain the minimum airspeed for flight in icing conditions, which resulted in a loss of elevator control during approach due to ice accumulation.

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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