Piper PA-28-161 N2962Q
13 August 1982 · Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 August 1982 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N2962Q, operated by John Kuklewicz, was involved in an accident near Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wyoming Valley (WBW)
- Coordinates
- 41.2800, -75.8901
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-161
- Registration
- N2962Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- John Kuklewicz
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wilkes Barre → Wilkes Barre
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82DA196
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 STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT AS HE BEGAN TO TAXI, HE PROCEEDED ABOUT 35 FT AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT AS IF THE WHEEL HAD LOCKED. HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER, THEN RIGHT BRAKE. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BUILDING AND AN AUTOMOBILE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-28-181 | Marion, Montana, United States | Barbara A. Chigebrow | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Joel Lambert Baker | No injuries | - |
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| 20 May 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | Olan R. McGee | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Bruce J. Lillie | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-235 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Air Tulsa, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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