- Date
- December 20, 1983, 18:00 local (Dec 21, 1983, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Waverly, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2767MPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831220062169A
- Case key
- 6399
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Analysis
About 8 mi from his destination the plt encountered freezing rain. He decided to retrieve a flashlight from his briefcase in the back seat to use in checking for ice on the wings & in consulting his charts. While leaning over the back seat, the plt lost his glasses & was unable to find them. He stated that without his glasses, he was unable to properly distinguish his instruments & avionics. He was aware of several radio towers extending 800 ft AGL between his location & his destination. However, he would lose visual contact with the ground above 500 ft AGL. The plt elected to make a precautionary landing on a road & during rollout the acft's left wing struck a fence & the acft slid to a stop ina ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2767M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7890266
- Airframe hours
- 2,085
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A47, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert E. Williams
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 3, 1983 · 190 hours before
- Departed
- RCR · Rochester, IN
- Destination
- I05 · Sturgis, KY
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,226 total · 23 in this make and model · 1,201 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 100° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EVV, 35 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.