- Date
- March 23, 1981
- Place
- Portland, IN · PORTLAND, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4143JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810323012139A
- Case key
- 126817
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0338 81/3/23 PORTLAND,IN PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 67 TOTAL TIME - 1605 N4143J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STEED FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORTLAND,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 47 360 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4143J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Steed Field
FAA reports on this event · 1
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