Piper PA-28-180 N2134R
29 April 1982 · Estherville, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 April 1982 at about 14:35 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N2134R, operated by Flying Wildcats, Inc., was involved in an accident near Estherville, Iowa, 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 14:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Estherville, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Estherville Muni (EST)
- Coordinates
- 43.3897, -94.8302
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N2134R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Flying Wildcats, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Humbolt → Estherville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC82DA064
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
THE PILOT HAD NOT FLOWN FOR OVER 90 DAYS AND WAS FLYING FOR PRACTICE AND TO BECOME CURRENT. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK IN THE AIR ABOUT 20 TO 30 FEET AND THEN CAME DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND THE PLANE SLID TO A STOP ON ITS NOSE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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