Piper PA-28RT-201 N2869F

Summary

On 11 August 2001 at about 23:20 local time, a Piper PA-28RT-201 registered N2869F was involved in an accident near Rohrersville, Maryland, 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

11 August 2001 at 23:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Rohrersville, Maryland, United States

Coordinates

39.4458, -77.6333

Aircraft

Piper PA-28RT-201

Registration

N2869F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Zanesville → Annapolis

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

IAD01FA096

3 people died.

The pilot's continued VFR flight into obscured, mountanous terrain. Factors included the rising terrain and weather obscuration.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was observed flying in and out of the clouds when it impacted a mountain, at an elevation of 1,355 feet. The peak of the ridgeline was 1,800 feet msl, 3/4 mile east of the accident site. Weather at the time of the accident included mist and fog, and the peak of the mountain was obscured by low cloud ceilings. At the time of the accident, an AIRMET had been issued for IFR conditions and mountain obscuration. The pilot did not obtain a weather briefing or file a flight plan on the day of the accident. Examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical deficiencies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.