- Date
- August 1, 1987, 10:53 local (15:53 UTC)
- Place
- Kokomo, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7841PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870801040289A
- Case key
- 22264
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plts preflt wx briefing revealed marginal VFR & IFR wx along his proposed route, with a precaution for thunderstorms. An IFR flt plan was filed and the acft departed. Later during flt the plt was radioed info about a convective SIGMET that contained a line of t-storms reaching 45000 ft across his route. The plt stated that he wanted to continue on route & would check back later. About 20 min later the plt was warned that he was about to enter heavy precip and was offered an escape route. His last transmission was 'ok four one pop.' A few minutes later his transponder code was lost on radar. The acft was at 9000 ft MSL and experienced inflt separation of both wings.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7841P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-3063
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1D5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Leonard W. Johnson, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 14, 1986
- Departed
- BNA · Nashville, TN
- Destination
- EKM · Elkhart, IN
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,200 total · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 8 knots, gusting 19
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GUS, 15 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.