Piper PA-28R N7670J
26 April 1983 · Havana, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 April 1983 at about 18:33 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N7670J was involved in an accident near Havana, Illinois, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Havana, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Havana (C51)
- Coordinates
- 40.3195, -89.9290
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N7670J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Shelbyville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI83LA190
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO AROUND WHEN THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT SEE BUT TWO OFTHE LANDING GEAR LIGHTS ON. THE APPROACH WAS TO RUNWAY 9 IN A CROSSWIND FROM 170 DEGREES AT 18 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 24 KTS THE PILOT DESCRIBED IT AS A BAD CROSSWIND. AFTER HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND HE SAID A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT HIM AND THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB. THE ACFT HIT THE GROUND AT THE TOP OF A HILL NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. A CONTINUITY CHECK OF THE LANDING GEARWARNING SYSTEMS(LIGHTS-HORN)REVEALED NO MALFUNCTIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Carlisle, Iowa, United States | Atlantic Book Binders | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Bandera, Texas, United States | Rodney Smith | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1983 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Tehachapi, California, United States | Bruno R. Beilcke | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Farley, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | FAA Employees Flying Club | No injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1983 | Raven S55A | Rockford, Illinois, United States | David M. Sgricca | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182G | Dongola, Illinois, United States | Robert Etherton | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1983 | Cessna 305A | Park Forrest, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-30 | Aurora, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1983 | Cessna 177 | Wonder Lake, Illinois, United States | Ronald N. Kritzman | No injuries | - |
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