Piper PA-28-140 N55270
4 June 1983 · Big Lake, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 June 1983 at about 23:55 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N55270 was involved in an accident near Big Lake, Minnesota, 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 23:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Lake, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hooks
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N55270
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Princeton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI83LA241
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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH A RAILROAD SIGN DURING APPROACH TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE WEATHER WAS VMC BUT THERE WAS A CROSS-WIND OF ABOUT 15 KTS AND A LOW SUN CREATING SUNGLARE. THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RWY DUE TO WIND AND COLLIDED WITH THE SIGN. THE PLT WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY SEEING THE RWY OR OBSTRUCTION BECAUSE OF THE SUNGLARE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1983 | Piper PA-28-180 | Delphi, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Winslow, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Belen, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lebanon, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-28-181 | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, United States | Kenneth Childester | No injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 1983 | Cessna 172 | Bemidji, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1983 | Cessna 206A | St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-25 | Roseau, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-12 | Blackduck, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1983 | Grumman G-164A | Crookston, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1983 | Mooney M20J | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |