Piper PA-22-150 N1665A

Summary

On 4 August 1988 at about 01:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N1665A, operated by O. Eugene Lejeune, was involved in an accident near Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 August 1988 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

38.4291, -78.8697

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N1665A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

O. Eugene Lejeune

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Shelby → Orange

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

BFO88LA071

Nobody was injured.

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 ENCOUNTERED CLOUDS DURING A NIGHT VFR FLIGHT. HE DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG ON WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A LIGHTED FARM LANDING STRIP. HOWEVER, HE LATER LEARNED THE STRIP WAS ACTUALLY A ROW OF LIGHTED TURKEY BARNS. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, AS HE MADE THE APCH HE SAW A POWER LINE IN HIS PATH SO HE TRIED TO DO A GO-AROUND. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE PLT HE DID NOT COMPENSATE WITH ADEQUATE POWER AND THE ACFT STALLED. THE ACFT DESCENDED AND STRUCK A HILL ABOUT 250 FT SHORT OF THE INITIALLY SELECTED LANDING AREA. THE PLT DID NOT REPORT ANY MALFUNCTIONS OF THE EQUIPMENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.