Piper PA-16 N5331H
5 July 1980 · Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 July 1980 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper PA-16 registered N5331H was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Rock Springs, Wyoming, 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rock Springs
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-16
- Registration
- N5331H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Sidney, Ne → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2551
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
WHEEL LDG.PLT MAINTAINED FORWARD STICK-NOSEDOWN ELEV AFTR TAILWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-16 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 1980 | Piper PA-16 | Nome, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1980 | Piper PA-16 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 May 1979 | Piper PA-16 | Savannah, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-16 | Ten Sleep, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-16 | Waco, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1979 | Piper PA-16 | Fayette, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |