Piper PA-28-161 N9697C
12 May 1982 · Lorenzo, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 May 1982 at about 10:07 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N9697C, operated by Lawton Pilot Service, was involved in an accident near Lorenzo, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lorenzo, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lubbock Intl. (LBB)
- Coordinates
- 36.7509, -94.8407
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-161
- Registration
- N9697C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lawton Pilot Service
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lubbock → Duncan
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- FTW82FA171
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 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
THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AFTER A NIGHT TAKEOFF. MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS WERE FORECAST WITH THUNDERSTORMS PREDICTED. THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN AREA WHERE A THUNDERSTORM WAS IN PROGRESS. HIS COURSE TO THE AIRPORT WAS CORRECTED BY RADAR PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. THE PILOT HAD FLOWN THE PA-28 TYPE AIRCRAFT ON ONE PREVIOUS OCCASION. HE WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. WHEN THE PLANE CRASHED, IT IMPACTED AT HIGH SPEED IN ABOUT A 60 DEG LEFT BANK AND ABOUT A 45 DEG NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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