Piper PA-32-260 N3352W

Summary

On 4 August 2004 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-32-260 registered N3352W, operated by Century Flight Systems, Inc., was involved in an accident near Mineral Wells, Texas, 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 August 2004 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Mineral Wells, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Mineral Wells (MWL)

Coordinates

32.7769, -98.0603

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-260

Registration

N3352W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Century Flight Systems, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mineral Wells → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN04FA115

2 people died.

the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall. A contributing factor was the low altitude.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to several witnesses, the accident airplane was observed flying from south to north over runway 31. One witness stated that the airplane was approximately 150 feet agl and flying rather slow. The airplane then "pulled-up hard" and banked to the right. Another witness stated that the airplane was in an 80 to 90 degree bank turn to the right. The airplane was then observed to descend below the tree line. The main wreckage was located directly below power lines. A power pole, located 430 feet west of the airplane was broken. The northern power line rested on the ground. An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.