Law OSPREY-2 N55889
28 April 1987 · Minden, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 April 1987 at about 18:55 local time, a Law OSPREY-2 registered N55889, operated by Paul Hilburn, was involved in an accident near Minden, Louisiana, 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 18:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Minden, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Minden-Webster (F24)
- Coordinates
- 32.6102, -93.2801
- Aircraft
- Law OSPREY-2
- Registration
- N55889
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Paul Hilburn
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Natchez → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW87LA110
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
PILOT STATED THAT HE FLARED ABOUT TEN FEET TOO HIGH AND LANDED HARD COLLAPSING THE MAIN GEAR FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT SLIDING OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDING WITH A DITCH WHERE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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