Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-28R-200 N2998R

1 April 1982 · Butler, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 April 1982 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N2998R, operated by James P. Chick, was involved in an accident near Butler, Pennsylvania, 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 14:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest airport
Butler-Farm Show
Coordinates
40.8606, -79.8903
Aircraft
Piper PA-28R-200
Registration
N2998R
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
James P. Chick
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Butler → Butler
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC82DA067

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

APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AFTER TOUCHDOWN A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT TURNING IT INTO THE WIND. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT. A PA-22, N54572, AND AN ERCOUPE, N93552, BOTH OF WHICH SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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