Piper PA-28R-200 N5256T

Summary

On 25 November 1998 at about 01:50 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N5256T was involved in an accident near Hancock, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 November 1998 at 01:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Hancock, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Houghton County Memorial (CMX)

Coordinates

47.1306, -88.6006

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N5256T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Pellston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI99LA038

Nobody was injured.

the pilot became disoriented while taxiing at an unfamiliar airport and his failure to reduce engine power when the airplane departed the paved surface. Factors associated with the accident were the dark night condition, the pilot did not follow the correct taxi route to the runway, and the ditch which the airplane contacted.

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

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The pilot was taxiing to the runway when the airplane traveled off the ramp into an unlit open grass area. The airplane continued through the grass until coming to a stop after traveling into a 10 foot deep ditch. The pilot reported he had never landed at this airport before and that he did not reduce the throttle when the airplane left the paved ramp area. The taxiway lights were lit at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.