Piper PA-38-112 N2521N
30 November 1982 · El Paso, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 November 1982 at about 08:31 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N2521N, operated by SW Air Rangers Corporation, was involved in an accident near El Paso, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Paso, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- West Texas Airport (TX04)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38-112
- Registration
- N2521N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- SW Air Rangers Corporation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83LA048
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
ON LANDING THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND DUE TO GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. ON THE NEXT LANDING ATTEMPT THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND FROM SHORT FINAL AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY, STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND COLLIDED WITH SAND DUNES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT'S FLAPS WERE IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-38 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-38 | Antioch, Illinois, United States | Omni Flight Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-38-112 | El Monte, California, United States | Piper Air Center | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-38-112 | Apple Valley, California, United States | Custom Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-38-112 | Houston, Texas, United States | Ray's Flying Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-38 | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States | Hill Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-38-112 | Elyria, Ohio, United States | Air Investments Associates | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150M | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Neal F. Murray | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Airmate HP-10 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Morris J. Wright | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | American AA-1A | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Delfin Salazar, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172M | Sherman, Texas, United States | John Brodherd, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-22-150 | Marlin, Texas, United States | RON Noblitt | Serious injuries | - |