Accident · 2002-12-20

NTSB case IAD03FA024 · Piper PA-32R-301T · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2002-12-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8168G)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

An engine fire for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the pilot's loss of control, and the airplane's subsequent impact with terrain.

Source: NTSB case IAD03FA024

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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