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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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