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Piper PA-22-150 N3461A

21 October 1996 · Ogden, Utah, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 October 1996 at about 21:21 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N3461A was involved in an accident near Ogden, Utah, United States. One person was 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 21:21
Classification
Accident
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States
Nearest airport
Ogden Municipal (OGD)
Coordinates
41.3105, -111.9602
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-150
Registration
N3461A
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA97LA018

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, while landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and an inadvertent ground swerve. The crosswind was a related factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped Piper did not maintain directional control of the airplane, while landing in a crosswind. The airplane departed the runway on the left side, and the right main landing gear collapsed, causing substantial damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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