- Date
- October 31, 1984, 14:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place
- North Freedom, WI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N30TRPiper PA-32R-300
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841031059379A
- Case key
- 12809
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Preflight planning/preparation - improperFactor
Preflight briefing service - not usedFactor
Weather condition - fogFactor
Flight into known adverse weather - intentionalCause
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
Vfr flight into imc - intentionalCause
Lack of total instrument timeFactor
Altitude - inadequateCause
Terrain condition - mountainous/hillyFactor
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Object - tree(s)Factor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ground
Analysis
At an early morning predeparture wx briefing the pilot was advised of deteriorating afternoon wx pilot flew cross country conducted business and departed late afternoon with no wx brief no flt plan departure area and destination both reporting IMC while attempting to remain VFR under a ragged 600 ft ceiling pilot entered clouds and struck trees on a ridge
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30TR
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-768188
- Airframe hours
- 1,384
- Engine
- Lycoming I0.540.KIG5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert B. Andrew M.D.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1984 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- C35 · Reedsburg, WI
- Destination
- C29 · Madison, WI
- Airport
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 799 total · 26 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSN, 29 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.