Piper PA-25 N7071Z
16 April 1988 · Red Cloud, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 April 1988 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA-25 registered N7071Z, operated by Richard M. Harris, was involved in an accident near Red Cloud, Nebraska, 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 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Red Cloud, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Red Cloud (7V7)
- Coordinates
- 40.0804, -98.5198
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25
- Registration
- N7071Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard M. Harris
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC88LA078
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
AFTER A FIRST TIME FAMILIARIZATION FLT, THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE BASE FIELD FOR LDG. DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, AND ON RECOVERY, THE PILOT PITCHED THE NOSE UP TOO HIGH. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND THEN STRUCK THE RUNWAY DAMAGING THE LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, SPRAY PUMP AND UPPER LONGERONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-25-235 | Princess Anne, Maryland, United States | Agri-Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-25-235 | Climax, Georgia, United States | William F. Howell | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-25-235 | La Grange, North Carolina, United States | Wa-Lu Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-25-235 | Conrad, Montana, United States | Mellott, Thomas H. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-25-235 | Eldora, Iowa, United States | Jeffrey J. Nord | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-25 | Chebanse, Illinois, United States | Rusk Crop Spraying Co, Inc. | No injuries | - |
All 1,925 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1988 | Cessna 188 | York, Nebraska, United States | Jerome D. Bair | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1988 | Beechcraft C23 | Crete, Nebraska, United States | Richard L. Sullivan | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1988 | Grumman G-164A | Hebron, Nebraska, United States | Davenport Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1988 | Aerospatiale TB-20 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Walker, Karl C. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-12 | Bertrand, Nebraska, United States | Ray's Aircraft Repair Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-17 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Bonacci Flying Service, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |