Piper PA-38 N2454F
13 August 1982 · Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 August 1982 at about 16:10 local time, a Piper PA-38 registered N2454F, operated by Hill Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lancaster
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38
- Registration
- N2454F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hill Aviation, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lancaster → Lancaster
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82FGT17
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 WAS MAKING TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLT. DURING FINAL APPROACH THE TOWER INSTRUCTED THE PLT TO GO AROUND DUE TO SPACING BEHIND ANOTHER ACFT. THE PLT STATED HE APPLIED FULL POWER, RETRACTED FLAPS, CLIMBED OUT TO 800 FT & TURNED CROSSWIND. FROM THIS POINT WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ACFT BEGAN A DESCENDING LEFT TURN WHICH CONTINUED TO GROUND CONTACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| 22 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-38-112 | Elyria, Ohio, United States | Air Investments Associates | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1982 | Schweizer SGS-2-33A | Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, United States | Pittsburg Soaring Club | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1982 | Wayne Ison PDQ-II | Mars, Pennsylvania, United States | C.k. Fahler | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1982 | Cessna 182Q | Sidman, Pennsylvania, United States | Seven Springs Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-22-160 | Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, United States | Bernard Rottschaefer | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-28-180 | Buckingham, Pennsylvania, United States | Cornell Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1982 | Thorp T-18 | Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States | Duane Simm | Minor injuries | - |