Piper PA-24 N6606P

Summary

On 4 November 2002 at about 23:35 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N6606P was involved in an accident near Fond du Lac, 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

4 November 2002 at 23:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Fond Du Lac County Airport (FLD)

Coordinates

43.7703, -88.4392

Aircraft

Piper PA-24

Registration

N6606P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Valparaiso → Fond du Lac

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI03FA018

2 people died.

The pilot failed to maintain obstacle clearance from the power lines while on a night VFR approach. Factors to the accident included the dark night and the power lines.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane hit a 110 foot high power line 2.2 nautical miles south of the destination airport, and was destroyed by impact with the terrain and post-impact fire. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. A witness reported that he was about one mile south of the power lines, when he saw an airplane with it lights on flying from south to north at a very low altitude. He reported that the airplane's altitude would have been about 50 feet higher than the power lines. Inspection of the airplane revealed no pre-impact anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.