Interesting

[jesse]

NTSB Identification: MIA92FA051 .
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 46312.
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, December 23, 1991 in RAINBOW LAKE, FL
Probable Cause Approval Date: 5/5/1993
Aircraft: PIPER PA-34-200T, registration: N47506
Injuries: 2 Fatal.
THE PRIVATE PILOT AND A PILOT RATED PASSENGER WERE GOING TO PRACTICE SIMULATED INSTRUMENT FLIGHT. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING FAIL IN A DIVE AND CRASH. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE AND BODIES REVEALED THAT BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE PARTIALLY CLOTHED AND THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT WAS IN THE FULL AFT RECLINING POSITION. NEITHER BODY SHOWED EVIDENCE OF SEATBELTS OR SHOULDER HARNESSES BEING WORN. EXAMINATION OF THE INDIVIDUALS' CLOTHING REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF RIPPING OR DISTRESS TO THE ZIPPERS AND BELTS.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION TO DIVERT HER ATTENTION TO OTHER ACTIVITIES NOT RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE EXCEEDING OF THE DESIGN LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE LEADING TO A WING FAILURE.

An autopilot would have helped.

 

[SkyHog]

man - everytime I see this posted I ROFLMAO.

Sad to see two people dead, but I'm sure they died smiling...

 

[TDKendall]

Sad that they died, but they should have known better than to try and get into the Mile High Club that way. Yep, the AP would have helped, but they still have to keep an eye on things.

 

[Frank Browne]

man - everytime I see this posted I ROFLMAO.

Sad to see two people dead, but I'm sure they died smiling...

I dunno. My guess is they had some length of time to reflect on just how they were going to be found. I agree, an autopilot would have been a good idea, or better still, hire someone to do the flying. Sad that they paid with their lives for little temporary excitement.

 

[Greebo]

If they overstressed the aircraft by what they were doing inside of it, how would an autopilot help?

Save the mile-high activities for the airliners - thats why they make em that big, right?