Aviation accident CEN21LA070

2 fatal · PIPER PA38 · 2020-11-30 · Franklin, AR, USA

Event

NTSB number: CEN21LA070
Event ID: 20201130102352
Type: Accident
Date: 2020-11-30
Location: Franklin, AR, USA
Coordinates: 36.178333, -91.771539

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 2
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: PIPER
Model: PA38
Registration: N9879T
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The impairment of both pilots from carbon monoxide exposure due to a degraded muffler. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate maintenance inspection, which failed to detect the degraded muffler.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown