Accident: Piper PA-32-260
Mar 10, 2024 · Madras, OR
NTSB numberWPR24FA105Event id20240311193907
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an encounter with turbulence and structural icing conditions, loss of control, and subsequent impact with terrain.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-260
- Registration
- N3264W
- Year built
- 1965
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute VFR encounter with IMC
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Madras Municipal Airport (MDJ)7 nm (13 km) north-west
- Prineville Airport (PRZ)19 nm (36 km) south
- Roberts Field (RDM)21 nm (39 km) south
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