Piper PA-28 N2897A
20 December 1981 · Lovington, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 December 1981 at about 08:30 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N2897A, operated by P & W, Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Lovington, New Mexico, 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 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lovington, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lea County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N2897A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- P & W, Inc
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3179
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
BOUNCED, STARTED DRIFTING OFF RWY, FROZE ON CTLS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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