- Date
- July 24, 1983, 11:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place
- Demotte, IN
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3744WPiper PA-32-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830724037199A
- Case key
- 12275
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated he overflew the unfamiliar arpt & landed to the south (downwind) because of power lines on the approach to the north. He was high on final due to a tree in the approach path. The acft floated during the flare. He then raisedthe nose & the right wing dropped 'indicating stall.' Power was then added as the nose was lowered. The acft was then approaching the end of the rwy & still 5 ft AGL. The plt elected to reduce power & land. He turned into a corn field to avoid a ditch & other obstacles.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3744W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32658
- Airframe hours
- 2,430
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-E4B5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- George D. Owens
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 10, 1982 · 47 hours before
- Departed
- C16 · Champaign, IL
- Airport
- 3C0 · Demotte, runway 18, 3,390 × 150 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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Invalid Medical for flight
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,012 total · 852 in this make and model · 930 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GYY, 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 N3744W · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.