Piper PA-22 N3321A
27 April 1986 · Griffith, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 April 1986 at about 18:56 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N3321A was involved in an accident near Griffith, Indiana, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Griffith, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Giffith (O5C)
- Coordinates
- 41.5203, -87.4205
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N3321A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Giffith → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI86LA132
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
AFTER TAKEOFF AND WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 60 FT AGL THE PLT COULD NOT MOVE THE AILERON TO RECOVER FROM A 15 DEG LEFT BANK. THE PLT REDUCED POWER AND LANDED THE ACFT IN A LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. THE ACFT SLID AND STRUCK A CREEK BANK WITH THE RIGHT WING. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THE RUDDER PEDALS WERE JAMMED IN THE FULL LEFT POSITION. THE AILERON AND RUDDER CONTROLS ARE INTERCONNECTED ON THIS ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1986 | Piper PA-22-150 | Warm Springs, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-22 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1986 | Piper PA-22-160 | Fort Morgan, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1986 | Piper PA-22-160 | Abbeville, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1986 | Piper PA-22-150 | Theodore River, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-22-150 | Fraser, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 1986 | Cessna 150 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1986 | Mooney M20C | Loogootee, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Aug 1986 | Globe GC-1B | Perrysville, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-28-140 | Westville, Indiana, United States | Mark Murvihill | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 May 1986 | Piper PA-34-200 | Angola, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Sep 1986 | Hughes 500 (369HS) | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States | R. J. Dubray | Minor injuries | - |