- Date
- June 19, 1983, 22:35 local (Jun 20, 1983, 02:35 UTC)
- Place
- Cambridge, OH
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2405UPiper PA28-161
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830619031189A
- Case key
- 11999
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Analysis
The acft collided with the ground during a night flt after the plt encountered weather according to the radio transmissions to cleveland center. His statements were 'what have you got me into' and 'what are we into here' when asked by cleveland if he was into weather the plt replied 'I believe.' This was his last transmission. Witnesses in the area saw and heard him circling and climbing and diving out of clouds. Some thought he was 'stunting' the plt was instrument rated but did not have very much actual instrument experience (about 6 hrs total time). The acft impacted theground in a 38 degree descent angle in a 35 degree right bank. Both occupants were thrown out and fatally injured. Eng sounds were heard until impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2405U
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8016023
- Airframe hours
- 1,572
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 161 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Warrior Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 3, 1983 · 107 hours before
- Departed
- CAF · Columbia, SC
- Destination
- 7GB · Middlefield, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 378 total · 328 in this make and model · 303 as pilot in command · 79 in the last 90 days · 37 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 260° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ZZV, 21 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.