Piper PA-28-180 N7841N
3 October 2004 · Marion, Iowa, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 3 October 2004 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N7841N was involved in an accident near Marion, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. 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 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marion, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Marion Airport (C17)
- Coordinates
- 42.0311, -91.5294
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N7841N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Moline → Marion
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI05CA002
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting wind conditions and his failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors to the accident were the encountered turbulence, the gusting wind conditions and the airport hangar.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane impacted an airport hangar while attempting a go-around. The pilot reported that he elected to go-around after encountering turbulence during landing approach to runway 17. The pilot stated "it felt like a gust of wind went under my right wing & belly and just started pushing me over, to the left. I immediately applied right rudder and aileron as hard as I could and tried to push the nose down but there was no response." The pilot reported he "didn't have a chance to put flaps back up or try to cut power." The pilot stated the airplane went "up and over" to the left and impacted the airport hangar. A nearby weather observing station reported the winds at the time of the accident were 200 degrees true at 15 knots, gusting to 19 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2004 | Piper PA-28-161 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | IATA Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-28-180 | Hurdland, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2004 | Piper PA-28-181 | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Pan Am International Flight Academy Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Jul 2004 | Piper PA-28-140 | Custer, South Dakota, United States | Flight Training Adventure Camps | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 2004 | Piper PA-28-161 | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2004 | Piper PA-28-181 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2004 | Cessna C-150J | Oxford, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 2004 | Cessna 340A | Mason City, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 11 Aug 2004 | Allied Ag Cat Productions G-164B | Moville, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Dec 2004 | Goiden Circle T-BIRD | Ft. Dodge, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2004 | Piper PA-28-161 | Carroll, Iowa, United States | Gerald L. Clausen. | No injuries | - |