Piper PA-25-150 N6241Z
20 July 1982 · Winamac, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 July 1982 at about 23:58 local time, a Piper PA-25-150 registered N6241Z, operated by Charles E. Gimple, was involved in an accident near Winamac, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:58
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Winamac, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gimple
- Coordinates
- 41.0508, -86.5999
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-150
- Registration
- N6241Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Charles E. Gimple
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Winamac → Winamac
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI82FA259
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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 PLT WAS PRACTICING AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERS, & AFTER MAKING A LOW PASS DOWN THE RWY AT HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, THEENGINE QUIT. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH 30-FT HIGH POWER LINES LOCATED AT THE END OF THE STRIP. A STATE TROOPER WHO ARRIVED AT THE SCENE 10 TO 15 MIN AFTER THE ACCIDENT STATED THERE WAS NO SMELL OF FUEL. THE PLT'S DAUGHTER STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN SOME LABORERS WORKING NEAR THE FARM PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT & THAT BOTH THE FARMS TRACTOR & CATERPILLAR HAD FUEL SIPHONED OUT OF THE FUEL TANKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-25 | Red Level, Alabama, United States | Charles Lawson | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-25-235 | Sicily Island, Louisiana, United States | C&F Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-25-235 | Glendive, Montana, United States | Irvin Moline | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-25-235 | Griffin, Georgia, United States | Gene Scott | Fatal | - |
| 18 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-25-235 | Ripley, Indiana, United States | J. Birchfield | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-25-235 | Waco, Texas, United States | John H. Murphy | No injuries | - |
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