Piper PA-28-140 N7571R

Summary

On 3 June 1983 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N7571R was involved in an accident near Lexington, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 June 1983 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lexington, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Lexington Muni. (EXX)

Coordinates

35.7995, -80.2497

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N7571R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83FA211

1 person was seriously 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

THE ACFT CRASHED SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF THE INTENDED LANDING RWY. THE WEATHER WAS VMC. THE LANDING RWY WAS 26 AND THE PILOT SAID HE REALIZED HE WAS LOW ON THE FINAL APPROACH. DURING THE APPROACH THE ACFT WAS BLOWN OFF THE APPROACH PATH. ALTHOUGH THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND RE-ALIGNED THE ACFT WITH THE RWY IT STRUCK TREES AND CAME TO REST 300 FT SHORT OF THE DISPLACED RWY THRESHOLD. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE DISCLOSED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT MALFUNCTION THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE 13 KTS GUSTING TO 18 KTS FROM 210 DEGREES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.