← NTSB aviation accidents

Aviation accident NYC95FA181

1 fatal · PIPER PA-28-236 · 1995-08-03 · REHOBOTH, MA, USA

Event

NTSB number
NYC95FA181
Event ID
20001207X04340
Type
Accident
Date
1995-08-03
Location
REHOBOTH, MA, USA

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
PIPER
Model
PA-28-236
Registration
N8072X
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC

Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent flight into hazardous weather, which subsequently resulted in exceeding the design stress limits of the airplane and an in-flight breakup. Factors relating to the accident were: embedded thunderstorms, turbulence, and failure of the National Weather Service to issue a Convective SIGMET or a Center Weather Advisory.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown