Piper PA-32RT-300T accident near Bloomington, Indiana, November 11, 1984
On November 11, 1984 at about 10:43 pm local time, a Piper PA-32RT-300T, registered N22267, was substantially damaged in an accident near Bloomington, Indiana (Monroe County airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 11, 1984 · about 10:43 pm local time
- Place
- Bloomington, Indiana · Monroe County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32RT-300T PA-32RT-30 · all PA-32RT-300Ts on the register
- Registration
- N22267 · no longer on the register · serial PA-32RT-300T
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PLT STATED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLT, THE ACFT NOSE PITCHED DOWN ABRUPTLY. PLT DISENGAGED THE AUTOPILOT AND NOTED VACUUM SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. FLT CONTINUED ON MANUAL CONTROL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT UNTIL LATE FINAL APPROACH AT DESTINATION. WHEN FLAPS WERE LOWERED, NOSE AGAIN PITCHED DOWN AND LEFT WING CONTACTED AN APPROACH LIGHT. PLT REGAINED CONTROL AND LANDED SUCCESSFULLY. AFTER THE LNDG IT WAS NOTICED THE AUTOPILOT SWITCH WAS ENGAGED. VACUUM PUMP FAILURE DUE TO NORMAL WEAR.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,734 hours in all; 1,467 in this make and model; 77 in the last 90 days; 2,650 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,645 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 9, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming TSIO-540-S1AD (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: H88 Fredricktown MO at 9:00 pm
- Destination: BMG Bloomington IN
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 35, 5,200 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 330° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 1,700 ft; not recorded at 1,700 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:47 pm from BMG
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N22267 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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