Piper PA-28-181 N8304D

Summary

On 2 August 1984 at about 14:05 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N8304D was involved in an accident near Woodworth, Louisiana, 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

2 August 1984 at 14:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Woodworth, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

31.1503, -92.4997

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N8304D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Plano → Woodworth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW84LA334

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 APPROACHED AN UNFAMILIAR AREA AT LESS THAN 500 FT AGL AND LANDED ON AN ABANDONED DRAG RACE STRIP ABOUT 3 MILES FROM THE DEST AIRP. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST VERY SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN WHEN THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH DIRT PILES ON THE SURFACE OF THE DRAG STRIP. THE ACFT CAME TO REST AFTER ROLLING INTO A TREE OFF THE EDGE OF THE STRIP. THE DIRT PILES WERE PLACED ON THE ABANDONED STRIP TO DISCOURAGE AUTOMOBILE RACING. THE PLT WAS ISSUED HIS CERTIFICATE ON 7-18-84.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.