Plane Crash List

Piper PA-32-260 N3744W

24 July 1983 · Demotte, Indiana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 24 July 1983 at about 16:50 local time, a Piper PA-32-260 registered N3744W was involved in an accident near Demotte, Indiana, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Demotte, Indiana, United States
Nearest airport
Demotte (3C0)
Coordinates
41.1593, -87.2601
Aircraft
Piper PA-32-260
Registration
N3744W
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Champaign → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI83LA330

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 0 0 0 5

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 STATED HE OVERFLEW THE UNFAMILIAR ARPT & LANDED TO THE SOUTH (DOWNWIND) BECAUSE OF POWER LINES ON THE APPROACH TO THE NORTH. HE WAS HIGH ON FINAL DUE TO A TREE IN THE APPROACH PATH. THE ACFT FLOATED DURING THE FLARE. HE THEN RAISEDTHE NOSE & THE RIGHT WING DROPPED 'INDICATING STALL.' POWER WAS THEN ADDED AS THE NOSE WAS LOWERED. THE ACFT WAS THEN APPROACHING THE END OF THE RWY & STILL 5 FT AGL. THE PLT ELECTED TO REDUCE POWER & LAND. HE TURNED INTO A CORN FIELD TO AVOID A DITCH & OTHER OBSTACLES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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