Piper PA-23-250 N40509
20 October 1994 · Sellersburg, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 October 1994 at about 05:35 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N40509 was involved in an accident near Sellersburg, Indiana, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 05:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sellersburg, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jeffersonville/Clark Co. (JVY)
- Coordinates
- 38.3909, -85.7498
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- N40509
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dayton → Louisville
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI95FA018
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW IFR PROCEDURES BY ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO DEVIATE LEFT OF THE ILS LOCALIZER COURSE, BY NOT MAINTAINING THE PROPER ILS GLIDE PATH, AND BY CONTINUING DESCENT BELOW THE ILS DECISION HEIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DUE TO WEATHER, THE PILOT MADE A MISSED APPROACH AT AN AIRPORT ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE ALTERNATE AIRPORT. HE THEN DIVERTED TO THE ALTERNATE, WHERE HE WAS CLEARED FOR AN ILS RUNWAY 18 APPROACH. AFTER PASSING THE FINAL APPROACH FIX, THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO CONTACT THE AIRPORT'S ADVISORY SERVICE. AS THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED INBOUND, IT COLLIDED WITH A QUARRY WALL ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT AND 1/4 MILE EAST OF THE LOCALIZER CENTERLINE. ELEVATION AT THE TOP OF THE QUARY WALL WAS 480' MSL; AIRPORT ELEVATION WAS 474' MSL; DECISION HEIGHT FOR THE APPROACH WAS 674' MSL. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO PREIMPACT FAILURE, BUT THE AIRPLANE WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED BY IMPACT AND GROUND FIRE. A FRIEND REPORTED THAT THE PILOT BEGAN HIS WORK DAY AT 0830 EST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1994 | Piper PA-23-250 | Warren Grove, New Jersey, United States | Barbosa, Francisco | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Apr 1994 | Piper PA-23-250 | Alliance, Nebraska, United States | James W. Furman | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Jun 1994 | Piper PA-23-250 | Blowing Rock, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1994 | Piper PA-23 | Duncan, Oklahoma, United States | Brewer, JIM L. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1994 | Piper PA-23-250 | Margate, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1994 | Piper PA-23-250 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Proflight, Inc. | No injuries | - |
All 1,716 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 1994 | Grumman FM-2 | Woodburn, Indiana, United States | Kalamazoo Aviation History | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1994 | Simcox SPORT TRAINER | Laporte, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1994 | Piper PA-28-200 | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | Robert C. Randol | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1994 | Lattimore-Dwyer BREEZY | Goshen, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1994 | Cessna 320F | Goshen, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jul 1994 | Miller KITFOX | Spencer, Indiana, United States | Miller, Richard B. | No injuries | - |