Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-161 N8432R

16 July 1992 · Dayton, Ohio, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 July 1992 at about 19:17 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N8432R, operated by Wright Patterson AFB Aero Club, was involved in an accident near Dayton, Ohio, 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 19:17
Classification
Accident
Location
Dayton, Ohio, United States
Nearest airport
Wright Patterson
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-161
Registration
N8432R
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Wright Patterson AFB Aero Club
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
BFO92LA105

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

AN ENCOUNTER WITH A STRONG WIND GUST WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND NOSE OVER.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE TAXIING AFTER LANDING WHEN THEY ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME INCLUDED THUNDERSTORMS AND WINDS AT 28 KNOTS GUSTING TO 57 KNOTS. THE WEATHER HAD CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM 5 MINUTES EARLIER WHEN THE WINDS WERE 11 KNOTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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