- Date
- March 13, 1985, 18:35 local (23:35 UTC)
- Place
- Angola, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3974WPiper PA-32-260
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850313008769A
- Case key
- 12823
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Analysis
The pilot departed into adverse weather conditions. During flight the acft began to accumulate structural icing. The pilot elected to continue on & eventually decided to land at Angola, IN. During final turn the pilot selected 10 degrees of flaps. The acft then dropped hitting the ground in a flat attitude. The acft skidded about 265 feet to the edge of runway 05.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3974W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-885
- Airframe hours
- 2,334
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-E4B5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Miller Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Joseph A. Miller, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 2, 1984 · 74 hours before
- Departed
- LAN · Lansing, MI
- Destination
- I14 · Indianapolis, IN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ANQ · Tri-State Stevben
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,383 total · 880 in this make and model · 1,283 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days · 22 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 220° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ANQ
FAA reports on this event · 1
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