- Date
- August 6, 1982, 09:25 local (15:25 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Arthur, NM
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1489APiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820806034919A
- Case key
- 71312
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot and one passenger were on a flight to pick up spare parts. The passenger recalled that while en route, the pilot remarked, "oh, I can't resist" and started to descend, then made a pass at about 50 ft over a field hand. The field hand, a mexican national, reported that the plane made two passes over him and he jumped into a ditch for fear of being struck. After the second pass, the aircraft struck level ground while in a relatively level flight attitude. The aircraft had been converted/equipped with conventional gear (fixed tailwheel) on 1/2/82.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1489A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-399
- Airframe hours
- 2,032
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290, 140 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dennis Zumwalt
- Registered owner
- Dennis Zumwalt
- Departed
- Roswell, NM
- Destination
- Artesia-Roswell, NM
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 743 total · 72 in this make and model · 50 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 171 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.