Piper PA-28-140 N15567
16 March 1988 · Evansville, Indiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 16 March 1988 at about 23:19 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N15567 was involved in an accident near Evansville, Indiana, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:19
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Evansville, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sky Lane (3EV)
- Coordinates
- 37.9793, -87.5403
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N15567
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Evansville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI88DEX03
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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
PILOT ATTEMPTED MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT TAKE-OFF FROM SOFT SOGGY FIELD WITH 10 DEGREE FLAPS SELECTED. STALL WARNING ACTIVATED ON LIFT-OFF, AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET THEN BEGAN LOSING ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED, MADE UNCONTROLLED LANDING IN MUDDY FIELD ONE-HALF MILE FROM AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT AND FORWARD CENTER OF GRAVITY LIMIT WAS EXCEEDED. AIRCRAFT OPERATING MANUAL RECOMMENDS 25 DEGREE FLAPS FOR SOFT FIELD TAKE-OFF. THIS WAS PILOT'S FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH A MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT OPERATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lehighton, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28 | Troutdale, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-28-181 | Reedville, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-28-160 | Renton, Washington, United States | Larry Dillon | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-28-180 | Madeira Beach, Florida, United States | Parras, GUY | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-28-235 | Littlefield, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172K | Converse, Indiana, United States | Quinn, Schafer, Ferris | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1988 | Cessna 310Q | Tell City, Indiana, United States | Morgan Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28-181 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Chas. W. Beene | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1988 | Mooney M20A | La Porte, Indiana, United States | Davair, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-24-250 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Graves, Dorel | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1988 | Cessna 172 | Ft. Wayne, Indiana, United States | Bowman Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |