Piper PA-22-150 N3750P

Summary

On 19 February 1983 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N3750P was involved in an accident near Stafford, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 February 1983 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Stafford, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

38.4198, -77.4009

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N3750P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Woodridge → Orange

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83LA113

2 people had minor injuries.

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 DITCH DURING A FORCED LANDING. THE PLT WAS CRUISING AT 3000 FT MSL WHEN HE HEARD A 'LOUD POP'. THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND MISSING. THE PLT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN BY PULLING THE MIXTURE CONTROL AND THROTTLE. WHEN HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE HE BEGAN TO LOOK FOR A PLACE TO LAND. HE WANTED I-95 BUT IT WAS CROWDED WITH TRAFFIC. A FIELD WAS PICKED BUT THE DITCH WAS NOT SEEN UNTIL TOO LATE TO AVOID IT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.