Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28R-200 N8981C

12 February 1983 · Wichita, Kansas, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 12 February 1983 at about 01:15 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N8981C was involved in an accident near Wichita, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 01:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States
Nearest airport
Colonel James Jabara (3KM)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28R-200
Registration
N8981C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Ada → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
MKC83FA066

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 2 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

THE ACFT WAS CLEARED TO MAKE THE APPROACH AND TO DESCEND NOT BELOW 2300 FT. THE PILOT DESCENDED FROM 3000 AFTER HE REPORTED PASSING HANCE, THE FINAL APPOACH FIX. HE DESCENDED TO 2300 FT AT 500 FT A MINUTE AND LEVELED THE ACFT AND LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT SAID THAT AT THE POINT 2 NM FROM THE ARPT WHERE THE DESCENT TO 1820 FT IS TO BE BEGUN HE LOWERED ONE NOTCH OF FLAPS AND HIT THE GROUND. THE CRASH SITE IS ONE AND ONE QUARTER MILES FROM THE ARPT ON THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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