Piper PA-28-140 N98362

Summary

On 4 April 1983 at about 21:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N98362 was involved in an accident near Williamsburg, Virginia, 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.

Date

4 April 1983 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Williamsburg, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Williamsburg (W70)

Coordinates

37.2692, -76.6995

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N98362

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → West Point

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83LA151

Nobody was injured.

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 AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AFTER AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AFTER FAILING TO OBTAIN AN AIRSPEED INDICATION SUFFICIENT FOR TAKEOFF. AFTER CUTTING THE POWER AND LOWERING THE NOSE WHEEL THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY SAW THAT THE PITOT COVER WAS STILL ON THE PITOT TUBE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.