Piper PA-28-181 N30460
11 October 1983 · Poughkeepsie, New York, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 11 October 1983 at about 18:35 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N30460 was involved in an accident near Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dutchess County (POU)
- Coordinates
- 41.5905, -73.9099
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N30460
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Danbury → Poughkeepsie
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84FHM01
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PLT HAD LET DOWN THROUGH CLOUDS DURING A DESCENT FOR A VOR-DME APPROACH. THE ACFT BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT 2500 FT, SEEING THE ARPT THE PLT CANCELLED IFR. AFTER GETTING RWY INFORMATION THE PLT TURNED DOWNWIND AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND CRASH LANDED IN A WOODED AREA. THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY DURING A POST ACCIDENT TEST.
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 | - |
| 4 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Big Lake, Minnesota, 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 |
| 18 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, United States | Kenneth Childester | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1983 | Robertson B1-RD | Enfield, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jul 1983 | Easy Riser 1 | Canandaigua, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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