Piper PA-32-260 N5533J
7 August 1983 · Westerly, Rhode Island, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 August 1983 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA-32-260 registered N5533J was involved in an accident near Westerly, Rhode Island, United States. 4 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Westerly, Rhode Island, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wersterly State (WST)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-260
- Registration
- N5533J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Block Island → Westerly
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC83LA202
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
AFTER LANDING, THE PLT PROCEEDED TO TAXI TO THE RAMP AREA. WHILE MANEUVERING WITHIN THE RAMP AREA, THE PLT TAXIED THE ACFT INTO A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. REPORTEDLY, THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL DROPPED INTO A ROUGH AREA & RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING & MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER & BRAKE LINE. THE PLT STATED THAT THIS AREA WAS NOT ADEQUATELY MARKED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Riverside, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jul 1983 | Piper PA-32-300 | Ft. Washington, Maryland, United States | Dulles Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Newton, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-32-301 | Kearney, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Holtville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,695 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 1983 | Cessna 182P | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182N | Newport, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1983 | Cessna 172M | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1983 | Cessna TU-206G | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1983 | Grumman American AA-5 | West Kingston, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |