Piper PA-24-250 N5980P
5 October 1986 · Seward, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 October 1986 at about 23:50 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N5980P was involved in an accident near Seward, 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 23:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Seward, Nebraska, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.9109, -97.0893
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N5980P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC87LA004
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 PLT REPORTS THAT HE WAS LANDING ON HIS PRIVATE GRASS STRIP WHICH IS 1600 X 60 FT. HE SAID THE GRASS ON THE EDGES WAS THICKER THEN THAT IN THE MIDDLE. DURING LANDING ROLL THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE LT AND THE LT WING COLLIDED WITH MILO GROWING ALONG THE LT SIDE OF THE STRIP. THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE LT AND THE RT MLG COLLAPSED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1986 | Piper PA-24-250 | Fallon, Nevada, United States | Donald Stelling | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-24-260 | Ft. Dix, New Jersey, United States | Norman A.sharpless/Wm.shirey | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Sep 1986 | Piper PA-24-180 | Danville, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-24-250 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-24-250 | Peoria, Arizona, United States | William D. Whitley | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-24-250 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,700 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan 1986 | Cessna 177A | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1986 | Beechcraft V35 | Bassett, Nebraska, United States | Keith E. Houdersheldt | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1986 | Cessna 170B | Alliance, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1986 | Cessna 172P | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Sky Harbor Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1986 | Piper PA-22-150 | Ashby, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1986 | Grumman G-164A | Tekamah, Nebraska, United States | Har-Mor AG. Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |