- Date
- August 13, 1992, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Wallington, OH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4654YPiper PA-25
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920813031279A
- Case key
- 37205
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Probable cause
Pilot incapacitation due to acute coronary insufficiency which resulted in a loss of control of the airplane and impact with the ground.
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.
Analysis
The airplane had just departed the airport towing a glider. At about 300 feet MSL the tow plane went into a nose low dive. The glider pilot released the tow line and landed safely. The tow plane crashed in a field. According to the pilot's medical history he had a pre-existing heart condition. The medical examiner determined the cause of death as: '...acute coronary insufficiency due to severe coronary arteriosclerosis.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4654Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-4375
- Airframe hours
- 4,218
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2C5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Fun Country Soaring Inc
- Registered owner
- Fun Country Soaring Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 11, 1992 · 61 hours before
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
- 69
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,690 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.