- Date
- November 21, 1985, 13:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place
- Washington Twp., IN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2170XPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851121058029A
- Case key
- 13231
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Analysis
The pilot and pax were returning from a xcountry flt. While on a long final approach the acft was witnessed to stall and fall off on the left wg. The acft then descended into a wooded area causing left wg separation and then impacted a creek bank. At the time of the accident the cumulative flt & ground taxi time since refueling would have been enough to account for fuel exhaustion, even with good fuel management during the flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2170X
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7916346
- Airframe hours
- 3,311
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bowman Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Edward F. Nix
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 6, 1985 · 18 hours before
- Departed
- CVG · Covington, KY
- Destination
- SMD · Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport
- SMD · Smithfield
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 170 total · 71 in this make and model · 132 as pilot in command · 63 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FWA, 11 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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