Piper PA-32RT-300 N3063B

Summary

On 23 February 1990 at about 01:06 local time, a Piper PA-32RT-300 registered N3063B was involved in an accident near Lostant, Illinois, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 February 1990 at 01:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Lostant, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

41.1394, -89.0591

Aircraft

Piper PA-32RT-300

Registration

N3063B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Valparaiso → Davenport

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

CHI90FA087

3 people died.

FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT AND STRUCTURAL (WING) ICING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN THE AIRCRAFT'S ABILITY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THE PILOT INITIATED A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT IN KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS AFTER RECEIVING TWO WEATHER BRIEFINGS WHICH INFORMED HIM OF THE CONDITIONS. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 6000 FEET, HE REPORTED TO ATC THAT HE WAS ENCOUNTERING TURBULENCE. LATER, HE SAID THE AIRCRAFT WAS PICKING UP CLEAR AND RIME ICE. ATC CLEARED HIM TO A LOWER ALTITUDE AND PROVIDED A VECTOR TOWARD A NEARBY AIRPORT. SOON THEREAFTER, THE PILOT REPORTED 'WE'RE IN TROUBLE' AND THEN SAID 'WE'RE GOING DOWN.' SUBSEQUENTLY, RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ABOUT 12 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. DURING IMPACT, WRECKAGE WAS SCATTERED OVER A 550 FOOT AREA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.