- Date
- March 3, 1984, 10:07 local (16:07 UTC)
- Place
- Goodway, AL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8427APiper PA-32RT-301T
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840303075029A
- Case key
- 6260
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt received two weather briefings prior to departure. He was told of an approaching cold front but the fss briefer stated 'if you go now, it'll be fine.' The plt departed on the VFR flt to hickory, NC, and did not file a flt plan. Radar info obtained during the investigation revealed that N8427A was cruising at 11,500 ft when the acft began a series of oscillations that led to the acft descending at a rate of 15,000 fpm. Witnesses near the accident site stated that they saw the acft descend out of the bottom of a low cloud ceiling with the wings and empennage separating just prior to the ground impact. The pilot was not instrument rated.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8427A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32RT-301T (PA-32RT-30)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-8129096
- Airframe hours
- 675
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Raymond V. Macnemar
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 18, 1983 · 150 hours before
- Departed
- NEW · New Orleans, LA
- Destination
- HKY · Hickory, NC
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 327 total · 151 in this make and model · 266 as pilot in command · 55 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
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