Piper PA-20 N1970A
9 August 1982 · Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 August 1982 at about 15:20 local time, a Piper PA-20 registered N1970A, operated by Albin I. Reynolds, was involved in an accident near Scottsbluff, Nebraska, 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 15:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Scottsbluff County (BFF)
- Coordinates
- 41.8600, -103.6610
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-20
- Registration
- N1970A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Albin I. Reynolds
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Scottsbluff → Rawlins
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC82DA139
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
DURING TAKEOFF, THE PILOT RAISED THE TAIL AT ABOUT 50 MPH AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. DESPITE THE PILOT'S COUNTERMEASURES, IT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT GEAR THEN COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED. AN INSPECTION OF THE LEFT BRAKE REVEALED THAT THE COMPENSATING PORT ON THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS PLUGGED WITH DIRT. THIS WAS BINDING THE LEFT BRAKE TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY WOULD BARELY ROTATE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-20 | Burlington, Connecticut, United States | David Ascher | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-20 | Near McGrath, Alaska, United States | David Baker | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1982 | Piper PA-20 | Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States | Julius C. Malsby | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-20 | Near Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | John L. Gibbens | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-20-A | Phillips Field, Alaska, United States | Walter G. Lyon | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-20 | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Stephen J. Gerrish | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 1982 | Grumman G-164A | Red Cloud, Nebraska, United States | Malcom's Flying Service, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1982 | SKYBOLT | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | Clint N. Collins | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1982 | Taylorcraft BC-12-65 | Max, Nebraska, United States | Noel R. NOE | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172K | Oxford, Nebraska, United States | Robert H. Stanley | Fatal | 3 |
| 4 Jul 1982 | Grumman G164A | Ericson, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1982 | Maule M-4 | Cozad, Nebraska, United States | Karl E Warm | No injuries | - |