Piper PA28R200 N41761
30 May 1983 · Decatur, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 May 1983 at about 22:45 local time, a Piper PA28R200 registered N41761, operated by C & M Aero Service, was involved in an accident near Decatur, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Decatur, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Decatur Municipal (8F7)
- Coordinates
- 33.2304, -97.5902
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28R200
- Registration
- N41761
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- C & M Aero Service
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bridgeport → Tulsa
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83FA253
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
AFTER LANDING DUE TO POOR WX THE PILOT OBTAINED A WX BRIEFING DURING WHICH HE WAS TOLD OF A LONG LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS 150 MILES WIDE COVERING THE AREA IN WHICH HE WAS LOCATED. THE PILOT DEPARTED & THEN ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT AN AIRPORT 15 MILES AWAY IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS WITH LOW CEILINGS & RAIN. THE ACFT STALLED ON FINAL APCH & IMPACTED IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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