Piper PA-24-260 N8652P
23 March 1983 · Salt Flat, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 March 1983 at about 19:50 local time, a Piper PA-24-260 registered N8652P was involved in an accident near Salt Flat, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Salt Flat, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 31.7407, -105.0790
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-260
- Registration
- N8652P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tucson → Carlsbad
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83FA164
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
BEFORE DEPARTING TUCSON, THE PLT WAS ADVISED OF 2 MARGINAL WX SYSTEMS ALONG HIS ROUTE. HE TOOK OFF AT 1038 MST. AT 1130,HE CONTACTED ATC & REPORTED AT 13,800'. FROM THEN UNTIL 1214, HIS ALT VARIED BETWEEN 10,000' & 16,000'. RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST AT 1228 WHILE HE WAS BELOW 10,000'. AT 1240, HE REPORTED AT 12,5000', THEN CLIMBED TO 14,500' TO REESTABLISH RADAR CONTACT WITH ATC. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, RADAR & RADIO CONTACT WERE LOST. SCHOOL CHILDREN SAW THE ACFT BEFORE IT CRASHED. ACCORDING TO THEM, IT WAS IN LEVEL FLT AT APRX 3000' AGL (7000' MSL), THEN PITCHED NOSE DOWN, BEGAN SPINNING & CRASHED. THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING SEPARATE FROM THE ACFT. AN EXAM REVEALED THE LEFT OUTBOARD WING PANEL & PART OF THE LEFT AILERON HAD SEPARATED IN FLT. THE OUTER PORTION OF THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILATOR HAD FOLDED UPWARD. THE WING PANELWAS FOUND 3.5 MI AWAY WITH EVIDENCE IT HAD FAILED UP & AFT. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE IN THE VICINITY OF MTNS. THE PLT HAD BEEN BRIEFED ON AREAS OF TURBULENCE, ICING, PRECPITAITON & DETERIORATING CEILINGS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-24-400 | Salem, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-24 | Fleeton, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-24-250 | Oceanside, California, United States | Aviation Unlimited | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-24-250 | 3M Se of Benton, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 22 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-24-250 | Lake Hills, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-24-250 | Stehekin, Washington, United States | Calvin A Merriman | Fatal | 2 |
All 2,700 records for this type
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