Piper PA-28-140 N32804

Summary

On 25 December 1982 at about 20:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N32804, operated by Sunrise Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Nelly's Ford, 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.

Date

25 December 1982 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Nelly's Ford, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Rockfish Airpark

Coordinates

37.8505, -78.7509

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N32804

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Sunrise Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nelly's Ford → Nelly's Ford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83LA074

Nobody was injured.

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER AND APPLIED BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. FIFTEEN KNOT LEFT, GUSTY CROSSWINDS WERE REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.