- Date
- July 30, 1982, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- New Haven, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N25814Piper PA-38
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820730039829A
- Case key
- 71974
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that before departing on a routine pipe line patrol, he obtained a weather briefing. After about 30 minutes of flight, the visibility began to decrease due to ground fog. The pilot elected to land on a gravel road. During the landing roll, the left wing struck tall grass and the aircraft swerved into a ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25814
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-81A0075
- Airframe hours
- 717
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Operator
- Bullfrog, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Bullfrog, Inc.
- Departed
- Owensboro, KY
- Destination
- Owensboro, KY
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,304 total · 452 in this make and model · 1,882 as pilot in command · 237 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N25814 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.