BROWNSVILLE, TX, USA
N5606Y
PIPER PA-23-250
DURING INITIAL CLIMB INTO IFR CONDITIONS, THE NON-MULTIENGINE, NON-INSTRUMENT RATED MEXICAN CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION FROM FLYING THE AIRCRAFT TO ADJUST THE MIXTURE CONTROL ON THE LEFT ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CARTWHEELED, COMING TO REST ABT 200 FT AFTER INITIAL IMPACT. BOTH ENGS SEPARATED FROM THE WINGS WHICH HAD BOTH SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ACFT WAS 600 LBS OVR MAX GROSS WT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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