Piper PA-28-181 N2531U
22 August 1983 · Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 22 August 1983 at about 20:50 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N2531U was involved in an accident near Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States. 5 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ridgeland Muni. (3J1)
- Coordinates
- 32.4799, -80.9798
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N2531U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kissimmee → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83LA336
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 ACFT OVERRAN THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH DURING LANDING. THE WEATHER WAS VMC WITH THE WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLETHE PILOT SAID HE FOUND HIMSELF HIGH AS HE CROSSED THE RWY THRESHOLD. THE ACFT REPORTEDLY FLOATED BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT USED MAXIMUM BRAKING AFTER LANDING BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP. THE PILOT REPORTEDLY TOLD THE ARPT MGR THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIRPLANE BUT HE MISJUDGED THE APPROACH AND OVERSHOT THE RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1983 | Piper PA-28-180 | Delphi, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Winslow, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Big Lake, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Belen, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lebanon, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-28-181 | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 1983 | Wizard J3 | Dovesville, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Dec 1983 | Cessna 210A | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Charles R. Landis | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1983 | Mooney M20F | Clemson, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Jan 1983 | Cessna 182M | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Douglas W. Kindred | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-30 | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | Allen, John H. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Hampton, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |