Piper PA-28-181 N82048

Summary

On 27 January 1985 at about 06:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N82048 was involved in an accident near League City, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 January 1985 at 06:30

Classification

Accident

Location

League City, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Houston Gulf (SPX)

Coordinates

29.4802, -95.1007

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N82048

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW85LA102

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

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH ABOUT 75 YARDS SHORT OF RWY 13 DURING A PRACTICE NIGHT FORCED LANDING. THE PVT PLT, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE FBO OPERATOR, HAD TAKEN THE ACFT WITHOUT PERMISSION AND HAD BEEN FLYING FOR APPROX 1.7 HRS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE 18 YR OLD PILOT TOLD POLICE OFFICERS AND THE OPERATOR THAT HE WAS PRACTICING FORCED LANDINGS, DURING WHICH, HE WOULD TURN OFF THE MAGS AND EXECUTE THE FORCED LANDING, TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE REPORTED THAT THE PROP STOPPED TURNING ON A SHORT FINAL APCH AND THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RWY WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.