Piper PA-28-140 N9941W
24 July 2003 · Evansville, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 July 2003 at about 01:10 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N9941W was involved in an accident near Evansville, Indiana, United States. One person was 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 01:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Evansville, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Evansville Regional (EVV)
- Coordinates
- 38.0381, -87.5306
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N9941W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Evansville → Evansville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CHI03LA220
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. The barrels were a factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane struck barrels used to mark the displaced threshold of the runway during the landing approach.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2003 | Piper PA-28-180 | Nampa, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 2003 | Piper PA-28-180 | Montgomery, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2003 | Piper PA-28-140 | Winchester, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2003 | Piper PA-28-181 | Bullhead City, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2003 | Piper PA-28-140 | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2003 | Piper PA-28-180 | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2003 | Piper J3C-65 | Tocsin, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 2003 | Boeing 737-83N | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | American Trans Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2003 | Piper J-3 | Florence, Indiana, United States | Douglas D. Hatton | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2003 | Beechcraft B36TC | Uniondale, Indiana, United States | Stephen J. Hatch | Fatal | 3 |
| 18 Nov 2003 | Hughes TH-55A | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States | Dennis G. Lockrey | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 2003 | Beechcraft 35-33 | Evansville, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |