Piper PA-28-161 N2170X

Summary

On 21 November 1985 at about 18:40 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N2170X, operated by Bowman Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Washington Twp., Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 November 1985 at 18:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Washington Twp., Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Smithfield (SMD)

Coordinates

41.0497, -85.2398

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N2170X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bowman Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Covington → Fort Wayne

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI86FA031

2 people died.

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 PILOT AND PAX WERE RETURNING FROM A XCOUNTRY FLT. WHILE ON A LONG FINAL APPROACH THE ACFT WAS WITNESSED TO STALL AND FALL OFF ON THE LEFT WG. THE ACFT THEN DESCENDED INTO A WOODED AREA CAUSING LEFT WG SEPARATION AND THEN IMPACTED A CREEK BANK. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE CUMULATIVE FLT & GROUND TAXI TIME SINCE REFUELING WOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO ACCOUNT FOR FUEL EXHAUSTION, EVEN WITH GOOD FUEL MANAGEMENT DURING THE FLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.