2 fatal · Piper PA-34-200T · 1997-11-02 · LYNN, IN, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI98FA031
Event ID
20001208X09139
Type
Accident
Date
1997-11-02
Location
LYNN, IN, USA
Coordinates
40.039501, -84.939689
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-34-200T
Registration
N79TH
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in the inflight separation of the wings, vertical stabilizer/rudder, and the stabilator. Factors associated with the accident the pilot continued the flight into known adverse weather and the icing conditions which existed.