Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-161 N47734

25 October 1985 · Weeping Water, Nebraska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 October 1985 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N47734, operated by Lindgren Enterprises, Inc., was involved in an accident near Weeping Water, Nebraska, 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.

The record

Date
at 16:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Weeping Water, Nebraska, United States
Nearest airport
Browns (EPG)
Coordinates
40.8603, -96.1309
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-161
Registration
N47734
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Lindgren Enterprises, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lincoln → Weeping Water
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC86LA019

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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 PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TOO FAST WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE SHORT RUNWAY AND SHOULD HAVE MADE A GO AROUND. THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, WENT DOWN A SLOPE AND IMPACTED A PILOE OF ROCKS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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