Piper PA-22 N3921P
31 January 1982 · Trinidad, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 January 1982 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N3921P, operated by Fishers Peak Aviation, was involved in an accident near Trinidad, Colorado, 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Trinidad, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Las Animas County (TAD)
- Coordinates
- 37.1606, -104.5002
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N3921P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fishers Peak Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Trinidad → Trinidad
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN82DA027
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
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER LEFT AS THE TAIL CAME UP DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. HE CORRECTED WITH RUDDER, BUT DID NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AS A GROUND LOOP DEVELOPED, HE NOTED THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO LIFT OFF AND ABORTED. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF OF THE RUNWAY, ENCOUNTERED SOFT TERRAIN IN A SHALLOW DEPRESSION, HIT A SMALL BUSH, AND NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-22 | Lake Placid, New York, United States | Paul Lautenschuetz | Minor injuries | - |
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All 3,095 records for this type
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