- Date
- December 12, 1987, 12:55 local (17:55 UTC)
- Place
- Moultrie, GA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3632WPiper PA-32-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871212070099A
- Case key
- 7573
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was on a personal VFR flt with his wife and son. During the course of the flt, he entered deteriorating weather conditions. He was advised that there were scattered rain showers ahead. He continued on his track and advised apch control that he had lost contact with the ground and thought he had better turn back unless he broke out shortly. Apch control observed the radar return begin a right turn and the plt's transmission was cut off during the turn. Radar contact was lost at 2,500 feet and the acft wreckage was found scattered over almost 1,000 feet. The acft had broken up in flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3632W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-534
- Airframe hours
- 4,043
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-E4B5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bobby C. Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 2, 1987 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- M40 · Aberdeen, MS
- Destination
- DAB · Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport
- MGB · Moultrie
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 393 total · 335 in this make and model · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VLD, 30 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.