- Date
- April 24, 1984, 13:44 local (18:44 UTC)
- Place
- Hopwood, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2209APiper PA-32RT-300
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840424014209A
- Case key
- 35335
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Analysis
The ATP rated pilot obtained a complete wx briefing including forecasts of occasional moderate icing, a cleveland center wx advisory, winds aloft with temps at the flt planned alt of 6000 ft ranging from -1 to -4 deg c and pireps of moderate icing from 5000 to 11000 ft with one PIREP of moderate to severe icing at 5000 ft. the pilot departed in the non-deice/anti-ice equipped acft and within three and a half minutes began requesting alt diversions. Communtications with the pilot and radar data show the pilot was unable to maintain alt and subsequently crashed and burned in a mountainous area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2209A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32RT-300 (PA-32RT-30)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-7985006
- Airframe hours
- 866
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-51G5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Crown Airways Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 7, 1983 · 77 hours before
- Departed
- DUJ · Dubois, PA
- Destination
- CKB · Clarksburg, WV
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MGW, 16 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.