Piper PA-22-150 N2931Z

Summary

On 28 August 1998 at about 13:15 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N2931Z was involved in an accident near Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 August 1998 at 13:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

43.4603, -88.8304

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N2931Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Princeton → Palmyra

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98FA343

2 people died.

The continued flight into adverse weather conditions and aircraft control not maintained by the pilot-in-command. Contributing factors were the improper preflight planning/preparation and lack of certification by the pilot-in-command in addition to the weather conditions.

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

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The flight was a positioning flight for the aircraft to receive an annual inspection. Weather en route was instrument meteorological conditions. The aircraft crashed into a lake in uncontrolled flight. The pilot was not instrument rated. Inspection of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of any preexisting anomalies with the aircraft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.