Piper PA-36-375 N2459X

Summary

On 28 June 1996 at about 17:40 local time, a Piper PA-36-375 registered N2459X was involved in an accident near Windfall, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 June 1996 at 17:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Windfall, Indiana, United States

Coordinates

40.3594, -85.9509

Aircraft

Piper PA-36-375

Registration

N2459X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greentown → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA224

1 person died.

failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering to avoid an obstruction (transmission line), which resulted in a stall and collision with the terrain. His lack of familiarity with the geographic area was a related factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was en route to disperse chemicals on a farm field, when it was observed to pitch up, turn left and impact the terrain. The airplane impacted the terrain about 100 yards short of where a 50 foot transmission line crossed its path. The pilot did not have aeronautical charts with him and was using plat maps to locate the farm.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.