Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-161 N8330B

19 March 1982 · Lake Wales, Florida, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 19 March 1982 at about 02:05 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N8330B, operated by Venice Flying Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Lake Wales, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 02:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Lake Wales, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Chalet Suzanne (X25)
Coordinates
27.9007, -81.5793
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-161
Registration
N8330B
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Venice Flying Service Inc
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lake Wales → Venice
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
MIA82DA089

People

4 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 4 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

ON LIFTOFF THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED. THE PILOT LEVELED THE ACFT TO BUILD UP AIRSPEED AND THE ENGINE BACKFIRED AND LOST RPM'S. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SINK AND DRIFT LEFT. THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED ALL RIGHT RUDDER BUT THE LEFT GEAR HIT THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT. THE PILOT SHUT OFF THE THROTTLE BEFORE IMPACT. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS INEXPERIENCED WITH THIS FIELD AND SHOULD HAVE OBTAINED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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