Plane Crash List

Piper PA-32-300 N330D

4 August 1983 · Ligonier, Indiana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 4 August 1983 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N330D was involved in an accident near Ligonier, Indiana, 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 21:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Ligonier, Indiana, United States
Nearest airport
Ligonier (IN89)
Coordinates
41.4606, -85.5898
Aircraft
Piper PA-32-300
Registration
N330D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Nappanee → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI83LA356

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 PLT REPORT THAT WHEN HE LANDED ON A WET, GRASS RWY, THE ACFT SLID OFF THE WET SOD & HIT A DITCH WHILE ON THE LANDING ROLL. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE REPORTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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