SERS · PIPER PA-28-235 · 2025-02-26 · Manchester, VT, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA25LA130
Event ID
20250226199769
Type
Accident
Date
2025-02-26
Location
Manchester, VT, USA
Coordinates
43.16949, -73.106384
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-28-235
Registration
N43DN
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the accumulation of airframe icing and a subsequent aerodynamic stall/spin.