Plane Crash List

Piper PA-34-200T N2164X

28 May 1983 · Woodruff, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 May 1983 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N2164X was involved in an accident near Woodruff, Wisconsin, United States. 5 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 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Woodruff, Wisconsin, United States
Nearest airport
Minocqua Woodruff (ARV)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-34-200T
Registration
N2164X
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Waukegan → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI83LA233

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 0 0 0 5

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 PLT WAS BRIEFED ON THE WX BEFORE DEPARTING WAUKEGAN, IL. AT THE DESTINATION, WOODRUFF, WI, THE WX WAS FORECASTED TO BE VFR, EXCEPT FOR LIGHT RAIN & THE CHANCE OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE EN ROUTE, THE PLT CHECKED ON THE WX & SPOKE WITH ANOTHER PLT THAT HAD JUST FLOWN ALONG HER INTENDED ROUTE. THE DESTINATION ARPT REMAINED VFR AS FORECASTED. BEFORE ARRIVAL, THE ACFT ENTERED CLOUDS & PROCEEDED INTO AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE PLT REPORTED HER RADAR WAS PAINTING HEAVY CELLS OVER THE ARPT & IN ALL DIRECTIONS, THEN STARTED TO DIVERT. SHORTLY AFTER REVERSING COURSE, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A STRONG DOWNDRAFT. THE PLT ADDED POWER & RAISED THE NOSE. SHE REPORTED 'WE WERE PULLED UP INTO A STALL.' AT THIS POINT, THE ACFT ENTERED A NEAR VERTICAL DIVE. DURING RECOVERY, THE LEFT WING HIT A TREE, BUT THE ACFT CONTINUED TO FLY. BY THEN, THE ACFT WAS OUT OF THE CLOUDS & THE PLT FLEW TO THE ORIGINAL DESTINATION & LANDED. DURING THE LANDING, THE LEFT GEAR WAS 'SHUTTERING.' THE ACFT THEN BEGAN TO SKID, WENT OFF RWY & THE LEFT GEAR FAILED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
- No injuries -
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no coordinates
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