Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-180 N2071R

30 March 1991 · Burwell, Nebraska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 March 1991 at about 15:50 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N2071R, operated by Linair, Inc., was involved in an accident near Burwell, Nebraska, United States. 2 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.

The record

Date
at 15:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Burwell, Nebraska, United States
Nearest airport
Burwell (BUB)
Coordinates
41.7800, -99.1301
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-180
Registration
N2071R
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Linair, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lincoln → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI91LA122

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

DIRECTIONAL CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A GUSTY CROSSWIND AND LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE BY THE PILOT.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A CROSSWIND LANDING, HE ENCOUNTERED INCREASED TURBULENCE ON FINAL. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, THEN DEPARTED THE RUNWAY WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT WAS 20 TO 30 KNOTS, ABOUT 10 DEGREES FROM THE LEFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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