Piper PA-28-161 N2838V
20 December 1982 · Bancroft, Iowa, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 December 1982 at about 01:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N2838V, operated by Elroy E. Hanson, was involved in an accident near Bancroft, Iowa, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bancroft, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- 43.2905, -94.2099
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-161
- Registration
- N2838V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Elroy E. Hanson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Des Moines → Milbank
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MKC83FA041
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR WINGS LEVEL, 20 DEG NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. WITNESSES STATEDTHAT THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR & VISIBILITY GOOD BUT IT WAS A VERY DARK NIGHT WITH ONLY A VERY SMALL PORTION OF THE MOON SHOWING. THE ONLY OUTSIDE LIGHT IN THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT WAS ON A NEARBY FARM. THE PLT'S NIGHT FLYING TIME WAS REPORTED AS LIMITED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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