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Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Sherbrooke Canada
Wednesday, November 15, 2000 11:21 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On November 15, 2000, about 1121 Eastern Standard Time, a Piper PA-28-140, N3DP, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. A visual flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight that departed Lawrence, Massachusetts, destined for Bromont, Quebec, Canada. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to information provided by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, the pilot was approaching the Sherbrooke area, but elected to return to the United States. The pilot then asked for assistance from Montreal Air Traffic Control in an attempt to descend below weather conditions he was encountering. While attempting a "hand off" to Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center, Montreal Air Traffic Control lost radar contact with the airplane.
The airplane came to rest in a wooded mountainous area about 15 miles south of Sherbrooke.
The pilot's logbook was recovered at the accident site. Examination of the logbook revealed that the pilot had recorded about 156 total hours of flying experience, 8 hours of which was instrument training.
The weather recorded at the Sherbrooke Airport, at 1100, included winds from 270 degrees at 9 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, a broken layer of clouds at 1,400 feet, temperature 36 degrees Fahrenheit, dewpoint 32 degrees Fahrenheit, and a barometric pressure of 29.58 inches of mercury.
The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. For further information, contact:
Transportation Safety Board Place du Centre, 4th Floor Promenade du Portage Hull, Quebec K1A 1K8 (819) 994-3741 http://www.tsb.gc.ca
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 11/15/2000 |
| Event Day of the Week | Wednesday |
| Time of Event | 1121 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | SHERBROOKE |
| Event State | -- |
| Event Country | CANADA |
| Zipcode of the event site | -- |
| Event Date Year | 2000 |
| Event Date Month | 11 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | -- |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | -- |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1100 |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | CYS |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 0 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | |
| Lighting Conditions | Not Reported |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 1400 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 9 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 2 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 0 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 270 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 9 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | 1 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 0 |
| NTSB Notification Source | New England Region Comm Center |
| NTSB Notification Date | Nov 15 2000 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1315 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | |
| Date of most recent change to record | Mar 6 2001 11:36AM |
| User who most recently changed record | SUNG |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N3DP |
| NTSB Number | NYC01WA037 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | VFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | Unknown |
| Aircraft Explosion | Unknown |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Piper |
| Aircraft Model | PA-28-140 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | PA-28-140 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | Unknown |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | -- |
| Number of Engines | -- |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Unknown |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | |
| Aircraft Owner City | |
| Aircraft Owner State | |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | |
| Operator City | TEWKSBURY |
| Operator State | MA |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 01876 |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | Unknown |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | LWM |
| Departure City | LAWRENCE |
| Departure State | MA |
| Departure Country | -- |
| Departure Time | 0 |
| Departure Time Zone | -- |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | CZBM |
| Destination City | BROMONT |
| Destination State | -- |
| Destination Country | CA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Mar 6 2001 11:37AM |
| User who most recently changed record | SUNG |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |