ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 171832
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| Date: | Monday 1 December 2014 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-235 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8607W |
| MSN: | 28-10122 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0-540 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NW of Fayette County Airport (KFYE), Somerville, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fayette County (KFYE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft impacted wooded terrain northwest of the Fayette County Airport (KFYE), in Somerville, Tennessee. The airplane was destroyed and the sole pilot onboard received fatal injuries. Night Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) existed in the area at the time of the accident.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows: The noninstrument-rated pilot's improper decision to attempt visual flight in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impaired decision-making due to the effects of ethanol and chlordiazepoxide.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/27526590/deputies-find-missing-pilots-plane-in-fayette-county
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/local-news/pilot-killed-in-small-plane-crash-in-fayette-county_17367530
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N8607W
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Dec-2014 17:58 | Geno | Added |
| 02-Dec-2014 23:02 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2014 02:55 | Geno | Updated [Time, Registration, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2016 13:59 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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