- Date
- November 18, 1985, 08:18 local (13:18 UTC)
- Place
- Chester, SC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N123TTPiper PA-23-250
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851118057629A
- Case key
- 6907
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witnesses at the accident site estimated the ground visibility to be 100 yds or less. The instrument rated plt on the 32 NM flt had not filed a flt plan even though he had obtained a wx briefing from fss. The acft collided with the steel cables atop steel transmission line towers, rolled upside down and came to a stop in an inverted, 40 degrees nose down attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N123TT
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 27-4247
- Engine
- Lycoming TI0-540 SER, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James T. Triplett, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 8A6 · Charlotte, NC
- Destination
- 9A6 · Chester, SC
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
- 38
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLT, 28 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.