ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37722
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| Date: | Sunday 2 November 1997 |
| Time: | 16:40 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II |
| Owner/operator: | S And K Aviation |
| Registration: | N79TH |
| MSN: | 34-7970157 |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360-EB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lynn, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | DuPage County Airport, IL (KDPA) |
| Yeager Airport, WV (CRW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On November 2, 1997, at 1640 eastern standard time (est), a Piper PA-34-200T, N79TH, was destroyed during an in-flight breakup near Lynn, Indiana. The commercial instrument rated pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 business flight was operating on an IFR flight plan. The flight departed DuPage County Airport, West Chicago, Illinois, at 1535 est, with an intended destination of Charleston, West Virginia.
The pilot received a weather briefing during which time he was informed of an AIRMET for icing conditions. The airplane departed at 1534. Last ATC contact with the airplane was at 1639 when the pilot acknowledged a frequency change while at an altitude of 11,000'msl. The airplane dropped off radar about one minute later. A center weather advisory was in effect which advised of moderate isolated severe mixed/rime icing in clouds between 4,000' and 13,000'. Inspection of the wreckage indicates the airplane experienced an inflight breakup. No evidence was found to indicate any pre-accident failures/malfunctions of the airplane and/or engines existed.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in the inflight separation of the wings, vertical stabilizer/rudder, and the stabilator. Factors associated with the accident the pilot continued the flight into known adverse weather and the icing conditions which existed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001208X09139
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 March 1995 | N79TH | Kent Huber | 0 | Middle River, MD | |
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Images:
Photos: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 18-Oct-2022 12:19 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, Photo] |
| 18-Oct-2022 12:20 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative, Photo] |
| 18-Oct-2022 12:20 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
| 18-Oct-2022 12:20 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
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