# Accident 20211217021279A: Piper PA-32R-300, Bloomington, IN, December 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2021, 20:15 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1089° N, 86.6045° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1089&lon=-86.6045&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5677V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5677V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211217021279A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 17, 2021, AT 1925 EST, N5677V, A PIPER PA-32R-300 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED THE INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT ON A NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  ON APPROACH TO THE MONROE COUNTY AIRPORT IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, THERE WAS A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL, AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN 2 NAUTICAL MILE SOUTH SOUTH-EAST OF THE AIRPORT.  THE INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN22FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA080), Dec 18, 2021: Piper PA-32R-300 (N5677V), Bloomington, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to follow the instrument landing system (ILS) course guidance, which resulted in the pilot’s loss of airplane control during the instrument approach. Contributing to the accident…

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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