Piper PA-23-250T N63974

Summary

On 1 August 1984 at about 10:45 local time, a Piper PA-23-250T registered N63974 was involved in an accident near Hyannis, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 August 1984 at 10:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Hyannis, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Grant County Municipal (1V2)

Coordinates

42.0000, -101.7600

Aircraft

Piper PA-23-250T

Registration

N63974

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rapid City → Dodge City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MKC84LA237

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 PLT HAD MADE PREVIOUS ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE PASSENGER THAT WAS TO BE PICKED UP USE THE HEADLIGHTS ON HIS CAR TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION OF LANDING. UPON ARRIVAL THE PLT SAW THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE SOUTH END OF THE RWY POINTING NORTH. THE PLT SUBSEQUENTLY TOUCHED DOWN LONG & RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY INTO SOFT SAND COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR & RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER THE ACCIDENT HE FOUND HE HAD A TAILWIND OF 5-10 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.