Piper 24-260 N8981P
22 May 1982 · Lexington, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 May 1982 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper 24-260 registered N8981P, operated by Adolph Nunnenkamp, was involved in an accident near Lexington, Virginia, United States. One person was 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
- Lexington, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- L.b. Gliderport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper 24-260
- Registration
- N8981P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Adolph Nunnenkamp
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mt. Empire → Mt. Empire
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82FID10
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
THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN A 1500 WET, SOD, DOWNHILL RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE COLLISION COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR, BENT THE PROP, AND BUCKLED THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND WAS 180 DEGREES AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 1982 | Cessna 150 | Red Oak, Virginia, United States | Jerry M. Daniel | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1982 | Beechcraft 90 | Hot Springs, Virginia, United States | D. S. Ingalls | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Lambsburg, Virginia, United States | Air Security Transport Corpora | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Jan 1982 | Cessna 414A | Ashland, Virginia, United States | Ashland Properties | Fatal | 8 |
| 23 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-31-350 | Richmond, Virginia, United States | Mid South Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1982 | Bell 206B | Gate City, Virginia, United States | Imperial Intn'l | Serious injuries | - |