Piper PA-32RT-300 accident near Hopwood, Pennsylvania, April 24, 1984
On April 24, 1984 at about 6:44 pm local time, a Piper PA-32RT-300, registered N2209A, was destroyed in an accident near Hopwood, Pennsylvania. It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 24, 1984 · about 6:44 pm local time
- Place
- Hopwood, Pennsylvania · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32RT-300 PA-32RT-30 · all PA-32RT-300s on the register
- Registration
- N2209A · registry record · serial 32R-7985006
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ATP RATED PILOT OBTAINED A COMPLETE WX BRIEFING INCLUDING FORECASTS OF OCCASIONAL MODERATE ICING, A CLEVELAND CENTER WX ADVISORY, WINDS ALOFT WITH TEMPS AT THE FLT PLANNED ALT OF 6000 FT RANGING FROM -1 TO -4 DEG C AND PIREPS OF MODERATE ICING FROM 5000 TO 11000 FT WITH ONE PIREP OF MODERATE TO SEVERE ICING AT 5000 FT. THE PILOT DEPARTED IN THE NON-DEICE/ANTI-ICE EQUIPPED ACFT AND WITHIN THREE AND A HALF MINUTES BEGAN REQUESTING ALT DIVERSIONS. COMMUNTICATIONS WITH THE PILOT AND RADAR DATA SHOW THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED AND BURNED IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA.
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: airline transport pilot, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 866 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 7, 1983; 77 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540-51G5D (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: DUJ Dubois PA at 5:59 pm
- Destination: CKB Clarksburg WV
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 600 ft; not recorded at 600 ft
- Temperature: 39°F (4°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:53 pm from MGW, 16 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number NYC84FA148.