Piper PA-28R-180 N4537J

Summary

On 25 October 1990 at about 17:10 local time, a Piper PA-28R-180 registered N4537J, operated by Crabtree Aircraft Co. Inc., was involved in an accident near Eufaula, Oklahoma, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 October 1990 at 17:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Eufaula, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Fountainhead (OF7)

Coordinates

35.2903, -95.5792

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-180

Registration

N4537J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Crabtree Aircraft Co. Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Guthrie → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW91LA009

Nobody was injured.

A RESTRICTION IN THE MOVEMENT OF THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL. THE RESTRICTION RESULTED FROM A PASSENGER'S INADVERTENT PLACEMENT OF AN OBJECT ON THE COCKPIT'S FLOOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT MADE A NORMAL LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH FOUR RUNWAY LIGHTS, A SIGN, AND A BENCH. THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT PASSENGER HAD INADVERTENTLY DROPPED A CAMERA CASE WHICH RESTRICTED THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL'S MOVEMENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.