Plane Crash List

Insua L-21 N2446V

20 August 1995 · Petersburg, Virginia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 August 1995 at about 18:45 local time, a Insua L-21 registered N2446V was involved in an accident near Petersburg, Virginia, 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 18:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Petersburg, Virginia, United States
Nearest airport
Petersburg Municipal (PTB)
Coordinates
37.2106, -77.5008
Aircraft
Insua L-21
Registration
N2446V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Florence → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
BFO95LA090

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER TOUCHDOWN, AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE CALM AND THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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