Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary BFO86FA049

ELKWOOD, VA, USA

Aircraft #1

N59942

PIPER PA-31-350

Analysis

THE ACFT, WHICH WAS STOLEN FROM THE ARPT, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A STEEP ANGLE APRX ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE ARPT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED WITH LOCAL VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE MILE AS REPORTED BY PERSONS NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE PLT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT OR MULTIENGINE RATED. THE PLT WAS DENIED A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE ABOUT TWO WEEKSPRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT DUE TO UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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