1 fatal · PIPER PA-32R · 2008-12-19 · North Canton, OH, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN09FA099
Event ID
20081223X12815
Type
Accident
Date
2008-12-19
Location
North Canton, OH, USA
Coordinates
40.933887, -81.378051
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-32R
Registration
N9299N
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s inappropriate control inputs as a result of spatial disorientation, which led to an aerodynamic stall and loss of control. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's decision to conduct flight into known icing conditions, ice accumulation that reduced the airplane's aerodynamic performance, and the pilot's failure to initially intercept and establish the airplane on the proper approach course.