Piper PA-38 N2374F
23 March 1982 · Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 March 1982 at about 23:20 local time, a Piper PA-38 registered N2374F, operated by Bowman Aviation, was involved in an accident near Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Smithfield (SMD)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38
- Registration
- N2374F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bowman Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fort Wayne → Fort Wayne
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI82DA099
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 STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS WITH A HEADWIND DIRECTLY DOWN THE RUNWAY AT 7 KNOTS. DURING TOUCHDOWN ON HIS THIRD LANDING, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE PLANE VEERED LEFT AND SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR ENCOUNTERED A SIDE LOAD AND FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 30 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-38-112 | El Paso, Texas, United States | SW Air Rangers Corporation | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 1982 | Cessna 182 | Lake Village, Indiana, United States | Geyer Tire Service | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1982 | Ercoupe 415-C | Brownsburg, Indiana, United States | Richard&Thomas Byfield | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1982 | Bell 47D1 | Georgetown, Indiana, United States | James L. Evans | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 May 1982 | Douglas DC-8-61 | Near Goshen, Indiana, United States | United Airlines Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1982 | Cessna 421 | Richmond, Indiana, United States | Atlas Plastics Corporation | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jul 1982 | Stinson 108-1 | Laporte, Indiana, United States | Robert R. Swank | No injuries | - |