Piper PA-28-161 N4171T
9 November 2005 · Leesburg, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 November 2005 at about 14:25 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N4171T, operated by AV-ED Flight School Inc., was involved in an accident near Leesburg, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Leesburg, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO)
- Coordinates
- 39.0661, -77.5506
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-161
- Registration
- N4171T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- AV-ED Flight School Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Leesburg → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC06FA029
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with trees and terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor and the student pilot were performing "touch and go" landings in the airport traffic pattern. The airplane had completed one circuit around the traffic pattern, and during the transition from landing to the second takeoff, the airplane rolled almost the entire length of the runway before leaving the ground. The airplane then banked steeply left, at a low altitude, and descended in a nose down attitude subsequently impacting trees and terrain. Examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of any pre-impact failures or malfunctions. Toxicological testing of the flight instructor revealed the presence of marihuana. The extent to which this drug may have affected the instructor could not be determined. Toxicological testing of the student revealed the presence of a sedating over-the-counter antihistamine and a prescription antidepressant.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2005 | Piper PA-28-180 | West Carrollton, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2005 | Piper PA-28-181 | Pageland, South Carolina, United States | Long Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 2005 | Piper PA-28-161 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2005 | Piper PA-28-140 | McCammon, Idaho, United States | Thomas J. Moody | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2005 | Piper PA-28-161 | Groveland, Florida, United States | Orlando Flight Training, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2005 | Piper PA-28-180 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2005 | Diamond DA40 | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | AV-ED Flight School Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| 9 Jun 2005 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340A | Dulles, Virginia, United States | Shuttle America Corporation | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2005 | Hughes 369FF | Quantico, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 1 May 2005 | Boeing B75N1 | Culpeper, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |