Accident · 2002-08-04

NTSB case CHI02FA231 · Piper PA-46-350P · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2002-08-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Piper PA-46-350P (N316PM)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed above stall speed resulting in a stall/spin. Additional causes were the pilot not maintaining best glide airspeed and optimal glidepath following the loss of engine power. A factor to the accident was the engine failure due to the fatigue failure of the crankshaft.

Source: NTSB case CHI02FA231

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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