Piper PA-28 N5958U
3 May 1971 · Knox, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 May 1971 at about 12:15 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5958U, operated by Vans Aviation, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Knox, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Knox, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Starke Co
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N5958U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Vans Aviation
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Zionsville, Ind → Zionsville, Ind
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1606
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT TOUCHED DN ON ALL WHEELS TOO FAST.PLT LOST CTL WHEN HE ATMTD RETRACT FLAPS.WIND GUSTING 15K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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