Young PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER N81171
3 August 2003 · Peru, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 August 2003 at about 18:32 local time, a Young PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER registered N81171 was involved in an accident near Peru, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Peru, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Robison Airport (IN33)
- Coordinates
- 40.7336, -86.1000
- Aircraft
- Young PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER
- Registration
- N81171
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Logansport → Peru
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI03LA241
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the trees during the landing. A factor was the trees he impacted.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The experimental amateur-built airplane was destroyed on impact with trees and terrain during an attempted landing. The recreational pilot reported on his application for his last airmen's medical that he had accumulated 70 total flight hours, 15 of which were flown in the 6 months preceding that physical examination. Local wind was 230 degrees at 11 knots. The sheriff's report stated, "It appeared that possibly the [airplane] struck the trees with [its] left wing. There was fuel in the aircraft and it appeared the engine was running at the time of the accident. The [tachometer] was stuck at 1450 rpms." An on-scene examination revealed no pre-impact anomalies. The Final Forensic Toxicology Accident Report stated, "DIPHENHYDRAMINE present in Urine." Diphenhydramine (commonly known by the trade name Benadryl) is an over-the-counter antihistamine with sedative effects, most commonly used to treat allergy symptoms.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |