Piper PA-28-140 N8245N
29 August 1982 · Beltsville, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 August 1982 at about 20:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N8245N, operated by Nelson L. Dunnam, was involved in an incident near Beltsville, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Beltsville, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Beltsville Ag Center
- Coordinates
- 39.0308, -76.9208
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N8245N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Nelson L. Dunnam
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- College Park → College Park
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82IA287
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
DURING A PRACTICE FLIGHT IN PREPARATION FOR A BFR, THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING VFR GO AROUNDS AT A CLOSED AIRPORT. ON THE SECOND CIRCUIT WHILE ON DOWNWIND, THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE AT IDLE. THE PILOTS ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE AIRCRAFT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND HE ELECTED TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE GEAR, RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND RIGHT WING TIP AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE REASON FOR THE POWER LOSS WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-28-181 | Marion, Montana, United States | Barbara A. Chigebrow | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Joel Lambert Baker | No injuries | - |
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| 19 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Bruce J. Lillie | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-235 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Air Tulsa, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
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