Piper PA-28RT-201 N82824

Summary

On 23 May 1998 at about 19:38 local time, a Piper PA-28RT-201 registered N82824 was involved in an accident near Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 May 1998 at 19:38

Classification

Accident

Location

Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28RT-201

Registration

N82824

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Parkersburg → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC98FA111

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane crashed while turning downwind for landing on runway 29 after a 4.5 hour cross-country flight. The pilot was in contact with the tower, but no distress calls were recorded. A witness stated that she saw the airplane come from the west, and bank sharply to the right, at a 45 degree angle, just above the trees. 'It did not sound like there was any engine trouble.' The witness further stated that it looked like the plane 'was trying to nose up it did not look like a plane crashing.' Inspection of the accident site revealed the airplane impacted the ground in wooded area in a descent angle of 48 degrees. The wreckage was oriented on a 180 degree magnetic heading. Examination or the aircraft revealed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.