Piper PA-20 N1836A
8 August 1982 · Burlington, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1982 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-20 registered N1836A, operated by David Ascher, was involved in an accident near Burlington, Connecticut, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Burlington, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Johnnycake (22B)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-20
- Registration
- N1836A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- David Ascher
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Burlington → Burlington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC83LA017
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 PILOT BEGAN TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 19 WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND. REPORTEDLY, A STRONG GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. IT HEADED TOWARD THE OPENING OF A CULVERT THAT WENT UNDER THE RUNWAY. TO AVOID THE OPENING, THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT FURTHER LEFT. AFTER THE LEFT TURN, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT AS IT PROCEEDED DOUNGRADE WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND. HE TRIED TO MANEUVER THE PLANE BETWEEN THE CULVERT OPENING AND A TREE; HOWEVER, THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE TREE. THE WIND WAS ESTIMATED TO BE FROM 270 DEG AT 15, GUSTING 35 KNOTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-20 | Near McGrath, Alaska, United States | David Baker | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1982 | Piper PA-20 | Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States | Julius C. Malsby | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-20 | Near Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | John L. Gibbens | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-20-A | Phillips Field, Alaska, United States | Walter G. Lyon | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-20 | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Stephen J. Gerrish | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-20 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Dick Nash | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1982 | Cessna 150H | Ansonia, Connecticut, United States | Bridgeport Flight Service, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Ellington, Connecticut, United States | Marshall Bagg | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1982 | Cessna C152 | Ellington, Connecticut, United States | Bemer Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1982 | Cessna 152 | Burlington, Connecticut, United States | Air Travel | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1982 | Cessna 195A | Wallingford, Connecticut, United States | Otto Krizek | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1982 | Robinson R-22 | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | Southeast Whirly Birds, Inc. | No injuries | - |