- Date
- June 12, 1983, 00:00 local (05:00 UTC)
- Place
- Newton, IA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5509VPiper PA-32-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830612024749A
- Case key
- 33333
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Analysis
The non-instrument rated plt took off on a x-country flt at night. When advised of wx along his route, he requested & recieved radar advisories. A short time later, he reported that he was in a storm. For about 10 minutes, the radar controller was communicating with the plt while providing assistance. During that time, the plt reported that he was in terrible wx conditions & had encountered bad turbulence. The passenger then began to talk on the radio for the plt. He reported that they were 'in trouble, in big trouble' & that they were trying to fly straight & level. The passenger's last transmission was: 'we're 2000 going up & down, we're going down.' A farmer was awaken by the acft circling his house. He heard the acft climbing & diving before it crashed. Subsequently, the acft impacted rising ground in an area of rolling terrain. The witness said the wind was blowing & rain was falling. No preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure of the acft was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5509V
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-7700016
- Airframe hours
- 886
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-E4B5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edward L. Liblin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 28, 1982 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- DSM · Des Moines, IA
- Destination
- FFL · Fairfield, IA
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 140° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,400 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DSM, 30 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.