Piper PA-28-180 N3661R

Summary

On 29 May 1983 at about 20:40 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N3661R was involved in an accident near Delphi, Indiana, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 May 1983 at 20:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Delphi, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Delphi Muni (1L9)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N3661R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Delphi → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LA234

Nobody was injured.

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 A LOCAL FLT, THE PLT NOTICED CLOUDS THAT LOOKED LIKE SMOKE APPROACHING THE ARPT FROM THE WEST. HE STATED THAT HE DECIDED TO LAND TO KEEP FROM LOSING VISIBILITY. THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING RWY 18 WITH A X-WIND FROM 270 DEG, HE HAD TO CRAB TO THE RIGHT. HE REPORTED THAT HE STAIGHTENED THE NOSE WITH LEFT RUDDER & RIGHT BANK. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND IN THE FLARE & THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE ACFT THEN WENT OUT OF CONTROL & CRASHED. THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM 270 DEG AT 16 KTS. ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER, THE MAX DEMONSTRATED X-WIND FOR THIS ACFT WAS 15 MPH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.