# Accident 20210220001869A: Piper PA-32RT-300T, Vinemont, AL, February 20, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2021, 17:48 local time
- Place: Vinemont, AL
- Airport: Cullman Regional Airport-Folso
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2662° N, 86.8647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2662&lon=-86.8647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10KV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10KV-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32RT-300T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-S1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210220001869A

## Narrative

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

N10KV IMPACTED WOODED TERRAIN WEST OF THE CULLMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT IN VINEMONT, ALABAMA.  THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND MOSTLY CONSUMED BY FIRE.  THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE SECOND OCCUPANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.  THE SECOND OCCUPANT DIED TWO DAYS LATER.  THE INITIAL SURVIVING OCCUPANT WAS ALERT WHEN FIRST RESPONDERS ARRIVED ON SCENE AND TOLD RESPONDING OFFICERS THAT THE PLANE HAD LOST POWER.

## 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 ERA21FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA133), Feb 20, 2021: Piper PA32RT (N10KV), Vinemont, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N10KV (2)

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

- [Incident 19920705027849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920705027849I), Jul 5, 1992: Piper PA32RT300T (N10KV), Bay Springs, MS, Minor damage. On landing rollout left wing struck a deer. Stopped on grass just off side of runway.
- [Incident 19900421018559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900421018559I), Apr 21, 1990: Piper PA32RT300T (N10KV), North Myrtle Be, SC, Minor damage. Electrical problem. Used emergency gear extension. Nose gear collapsed. Found faulty battery.

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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