Piper PA-28-180 N8226W
23 June 1986 · Syracuse, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 June 1986 at about 13:36 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N8226W, operated by Lewis H. Schlechtweg, was involved in an accident near Syracuse, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Syracuse, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.4199, -85.7401
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N8226W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lewis H. Schlechtweg
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Goshen → Mt. Comfort
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI86FET02
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 ACFT CRASHED INTO A LAKE WHILE MAKING A FAREWELL LOW PASS AT FRIENDS ON THE LAKESHORE. HE CAME OVER THE LAKE TOWARD HIS FRIENDS AT SUCH A LOW ALT THAT HE HAD TO PULL UP TO GET OVER THE TREES. HE COMMENCED A STEEP RT TURN WHICH PROGRESSED INTO A DESCENT WITH THE ACFT RT WING CONTACTING THE WATER, BEGINNING THE CRASH SEQUENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-28-161 | Lake Murray, Oklahoma, United States | Edward J. Calbridge | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 1986 | Cessna 150 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1986 | Mooney M20C | Loogootee, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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