- Date
- September 6, 1985, 14:22 local (18:22 UTC)
- Place
- Ravenna, OH
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N55024Piper PA28R-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850906043509A
- Case key
- 12866
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateFactor
In-flight planning/decision - poorCause
Motivation
Vfr flight into imc - continuedCause
Total
Abrupt maneuver
Weather condition - low ceiling
Pull-up - excessiveCause
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Wing - failure,total
Design stress limits of aircraft - exceededCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The non-instrument rated pilot continued VMC into IMC. The pilot contracted youngstown ATCT for assistance. Within a few minutes radar contact was lost. Prior to ground impact portions of the aircraft separated. There was no record of a wx briefing being obtained by the pilot.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55024
- Reported as
- Piper PA28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R7335169
- Airframe hours
- 2,435
- Engine
- Lycoming I0-360-CIC, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William T. Roberts
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 24, 1985 · 44 hours before
- Departed
- VPZ · Valparaiso, IN
- Destination
- 981 · Marlboro, MA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 32 in this make and model · 44 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,900 ft broken
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YNG, 25 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.