- Date
- January 27, 1986, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Milwaukee, NC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N222HDPiper PA-32RT-300T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860127001379A
- Case key
- 6922
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was observed to descend and level off at low alt. Witnesses indicated that it leveled off just above the trees, then rolled to the right and dove into wooded terrain. The eng was reported to be running loud and steady until impact. No preimpact part failure or malfunction of the acft or eng was found during the investigation. Aprx 35 mi sw at rocky mount, NC, the wx was, in part: 2500 ft broken, vis 7 mi, wind from 300 deg at 12 gusting 20 KTS. For an area to the west of the crash site, a SIGMET was in effect which warned of possible moderate to occasionally severe turbulence below 8000 ft with low level wind shear below 2000 ft. however, no relationship with the wx was verified. A toxicology test showed that the plt had 13.9 mg/l of cocaine in his blood.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N222HD
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32RT-300T (PA-32RT-30)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-7887089
- Airframe hours
- 1,633
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Sea Express,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 6, 1985 · 48 hours before
- Departed
- Norfolk, VA
- Destination
- Ft.Lauderdale, FL
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
- 33
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 6,040 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 12 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RWI, 35 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.