Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-28R-201T N38203

5 February 1994 · Delavan, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 February 1994 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA-28R-201T registered N38203 was involved in an accident near Delavan, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Delavan, Wisconsin, United States
Nearest airport
Lakelawn (C59)
Coordinates
42.6191, -88.6296
Aircraft
Piper PA-28R-201T
Registration
N38203
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
West Chicago → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI94LA078

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

the pilot-in-command's not maintaining directional control and his inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors were icy runway and crosswind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 36 WITH WINDS FROM 260 TO 280 DEGREES AT 15 TO 17 KNOTS. HE STATED THAT THE RUNWAY WAS ICY AND BRAKING WAS POOR. ON ROLLOUT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A SNOWBANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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All 1,342 records for this type

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