ATL81FA050

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Statesville, NC · February 22, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 22, 1981
Place
Statesville, NC · STATESVILLE, NC
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2552UPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report April 28, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810222004829A
Case key
126913

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0429  81/2/22    STATESVILLE,NC      PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 168
        TIME - 1745                    N2552U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STATESVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORGANTON,NC                TWIN LAKES,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- A/C LANDED BY PLTS WIFE.

Aircraft

Registration
N2552U
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Statesville

FAA reports on this event · 1

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