- Date
- April 26, 1983, 13:33 local (18:33 UTC)
- Place
- Havana, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7670JPiper PA-28R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830426016189A
- Case key
- 12153
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Analysis
The aircraft collided with the ground during an attempted go around when the pilot stated that he did not see but two ofthe landing gear lights on. The approach was to runway 9 in a crosswind from 170 degrees at 18 KTS with gusts to 24 KTS the pilot described it as a bad crosswind. After he decided to go around he said a gust of wind caught him and the acft would not climb. The acft hit the ground at the top of a hill next to the runway. A continuity check of the landing gearwarning systems(lights-horn)revealed no malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7670J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-31069
- Airframe hours
- 3,100
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Raymond J. Masten
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 3, 1982 · 100 hours before
- Departed
- 2H0 · Shelbyville, IL
- Airport
- C51 · Havana, runway 9, 2,200 × 200 ft, grass/turf
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 169 total · 163 in this make and model · 117 as pilot in command · 89 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 18 knots, gusting 24
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIA, 30 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.
Other investigations on N7670J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.