ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44493
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| Date: | Sunday 22 May 2005 |
| Time: | 13:35 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | American Winds Flight Academy |
| Registration: | N217AW |
| MSN: | 28-25046 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 767 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Edinburg, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Akron, OH (AKR) |
| Youngstown, OH (YNG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was en route to the destination airport to take his private pilot practical examination. Witnesses observed the airplane flying level, and then "appear to turn around" just prior to entering a nose-down attitude, and impacting terrain. Examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical deficiencies. The pilot had accumulated 51 hours of total flight experience in the 7 months prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20050525X00666&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Dec-2017 08:11 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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