Plane Crash List

Piper PA-31-310 N1ET

4 October 1982 · Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 4 October 1982 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-31-310 registered N1ET, operated by Midwest Air Svcs. Inc., was involved in an accident near Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States
Coordinates
36.0301, -89.3797
Aircraft
Piper PA-31-310
Registration
N1ET
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Midwest Air Svcs. Inc.
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
St. Louis → Dyersburg
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL83FA003

People

5 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 0 0 5 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

AT 30 MI NORTH OF THE DESTINATION, THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE RIGHT ENG COWL POPPED LOOSE & BEGAN VIBRATING SEVERELY, THE PLT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE COWLING WOULD BREAK LOOSE & STRIKE THE VERT OF HORIZ STABILIZER SO HE FEATHERED THE R ENG. ATTHIS POINT, THE ARPT WAS ABOUT 19 MI AWAY. HOWEVER, HE STATED HE COULDN'T GET MORE THAN 28-29 INCHES OF MP ON THE L ENG & ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE R ENG. THE PROP CAME OUT OF FEATHER BUT THE ENG WOULD NOT START. THE WINDMILLING PROP CAUSED THE RATE OF DESCENT TO INCREASE & MADE A FORCED LANDING IMMINENT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE GR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE R ENG FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION. DURING THE TEST OF THE R ENG, IT RAN NORMALLY & REACHED 34-35 INCHES OF MP WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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