Plane Crash List

Piper PA-18-125 N211T

26 December 1987 · Riverton, Wyoming, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 26 December 1987 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-125 registered N211T, operated by Western Executive Air, was involved in an accident near Riverton, Wyoming, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Riverton, Wyoming, United States
Coordinates
43.0302, -108.4093
Aircraft
Piper PA-18-125
Registration
N211T
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Western Executive Air
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN88LA041

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 2 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 INSTRUCTOR PLT AND STUDENT WERE PRACTICING FORCED LANDINGS TO AN OPEN FIELD. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE DESCENDED TO APPROX 50 TO 75 FT AGL OVER THE INTENDED LANDING AREA. HE INITIATED A GO AROUND, PULLED UP AND BANKED LEFT TO GO OVER POWERLINES. AT AN ALT OF APPROX 100 TO 150 FT THE ACFT STALLED AND THE INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE GROUND IMPACT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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