Piper PA-38 N2365P

Summary

On 23 July 1982 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-38 registered N2365P, operated by Omni Flight Helicopters, was involved in an accident near Antioch, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 July 1982 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Antioch, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Antioch (IL11)

Coordinates

42.4709, -88.0698

Aircraft

Piper PA-38

Registration

N2365P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Omni Flight Helicopters

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Antioch → Janesville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82DA268

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PILOT INITIATED A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF FROM A 2200 FT, WET, GRASS RUNWAY. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, HE LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO INCREASE HIS AIRSPEED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB AS EXPECTED AND WOULD NOT CLEAR BOATS THAT WERE PARKED NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE BOATS AND THE PLANE NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK. REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT DID NOT USE FLAPS FOR TAKEOFF AND DID NOT REALIZE HOW SOFT THE RUNWAY REALLY WAS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.