Piper PA 28-140 N8307R

Summary

On 1 September 2014 at about 00:30 local time, a Piper PA 28-140 registered N8307R was involved in an accident near Plymouth, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 September 2014 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Plymouth, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Plymouth Municipal Airport (C65)

Coordinates

41.4150, -86.3000

Aircraft

Piper PA 28-140

Registration

N8307R

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Plymouth → Plymouth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CEN14CA481

1 person had minor injuries.

The sun glare and the pilot's subsequent loss of airplane control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While preparing to land on runway 28, the pilot switched to runway 10, but then switched back to runway 28 to avoid hot air balloon and helicopter operations at the airport. While on final approach to runway 28, the pilot was blinded by the sun. The pilot stated that the airplane started to settle and he was "too low and too slow" over the cornfield. The airplane impacted the ground between the runway and the cornfield and slid across a road before coming to a stop. The fuselage and firewall were substantially damaged. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.