Piper PA-38 N2490G
31 December 1983 · Preston, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 December 1983 at about 22:49 local time, a Piper PA-38 registered N2490G was involved in an accident near Preston, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Preston, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.0403, -90.3896
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38
- Registration
- N2490G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Windom → Minneapolis
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC84LA052
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 STUDENT PLT BEGAN A X-COUNTRY FTW WITH NO DIRECTIONAL GTRO INSTALLED. HE STATED THAT HE HAD TAKEN THE ACFT WITH THE ADVICE OF HIS INSTRUCTOR WHO BELIEVED THAT THE MAGNETIC COMPASS WOULD BE SATISFACTORY. ON THE 3RD LEG OF HIS X-COUNTRY, HE TOOK THE WRONG HEADING & BECAME LOST. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN UNTIL FUEL EXHAUSION OCCURRED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLT CRASH LANDED IN A FIELD AFTER CROSSING OVER POWER LINES NEAR THE EDGE OF THE FIELD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Apison, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Inglewood, California, United States | Piper Air Center | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-38 | Portage, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Strongville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | East Peoria, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 1983 | Hughes TH-55A | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Carlisle, Iowa, United States | Atlantic Book Binders | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1983 | American AA1 | Wiota, Iowa, United States | Harry Barr | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Newton, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Jun 1983 | Beechcraft J35 | Knoxville, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Nov 1983 | Beechcraft BE77 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |