Piper PA-22 N834A
15 October 1995 · Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 15 October 1995 at about 22:50 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N834A was involved in an accident near Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shades State Park (8I2)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N834A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI96LA008
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's premature raising of the flaps and the low airspeed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT PERFORMED A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF WITH FULL FLAPS AT 65 MPH. HE THEN RETRACTED FLAPS TO FULL UP POSITION. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE FELT AS IF IT WAS IN A DOWNDRAFT CONDITION WITH THE AIRSPEED NEVER GETTING OVER 65 MPH. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED LEFT WING LOW IN A FIELD. THE PA-22 FLIGHT MANUAL DOES NOT ADDRESS FULL OR PARTIAL FLAP TAKEOFFS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 1995 | Piper PA-22-160 | Waller, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1995 | Piper PA-22-160 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1995 | Piper PA-22-150 | South Boston, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1995 | Piper PA-22-20-108 | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1995 | Piper PA-22-160 | Rock Falls, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1995 | Piper PA-22 | Durham, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 1995 | Cessna 152 | Kokomo, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1995 | Piper PA-31 | Anderson, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1995 | Piper PA-34 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Willard Nickish | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1995 | Franklin EAA BI-PLANE/P1 | Rockville, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1995 | Piper J-3C | Rochester, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1995 | Cessna 150 | Wabash, Indiana, United States | Dale Kroft | No injuries | - |