Piper PA-28B-150 N5821W
12 September 1983 · Watford City, North Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 September 1983 at about 13:30 local time, a Piper PA-28B-150 registered N5821W was involved in an accident near Watford City, North Dakota, United States. 2 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 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Watford City, North Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.7990, -103.2705
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28B-150
- Registration
- N5821W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Parshall → Sidney
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN83LA213
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO WEATHER. THE PLT HAD BEEN BRIEFED ON THE WEATHER THE EVENING BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN THE FLIGHT WAS 20 MINUTES FROM HOME HE 'THOUGHT WE COULD MAKE IT.' HOWEVER, HE DECIDED TO LAND ON A RANCH BELOW AND WAIT ON WEATHER IMPROVEMENT. DURING MANEUVERING TO LAND THE FOG WAS ENTERED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER. THE PLT SAW THE GROUND AND STALL LANDED. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ROLLOUT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 1986 | Piper PA-28B-140 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Executive Aircraft Intl. | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jun 1965 | Piper PA-28B | Murray Ky, Kentucky, United States | Aero Sales SER | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 1983 | Weatherly 201B | Thompson, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1983 | Grumman G-164B | Page, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1983 | Cessna 305A | Minot, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1983 | Cessna T188L | Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-25C-235 | Upham, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1983 | Hiller UH-12E | Manning, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |