Piper PA-28R-201T N3464Q

Summary

On 13 November 2004 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-28R-201T registered N3464Q was involved in an accident near Sikeston, Missouri, United States. 2 people were 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

13 November 2004 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sikeston, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

36.8989, -89.5617

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-201T

Registration

N3464Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Indianapolis → Sikeston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI05CA031

Nobody was injured.

The pilot not maintaining his visual lookout and not maintaining clearance from the pole during his taxi to park from a landing. A factor was the pole he impacted.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane sustained substantial damage when it taxied into a pole. The pilot's accident report stated, "Taxied to the main ramp by the FBO, which was full. I transition to an alternate ramp and was hugging the grass in order to do my 90 degree turn and park. As I was doing this I looked for tie downs and lost situational awareness. The left wing hit a wooden pole 2 ' - 3' in from the edge."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.