- Date
- May 30, 1983, 17:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Decatur, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N41761Piper PA28R200
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830530021449A
- Case key
- 20729
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After landing due to poor wx the pilot obtained a wx briefing during which he was told of a long line of thunderstorms 150 miles wide covering the area in which he was located. The pilot departed & then attempted to land at an airport 15 miles away in gusty wind conditions with low ceilings & rain. The acft stalled on final apch & impacted in a steep nose down attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41761
- Reported as
- Piper PA28R200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R7435215
- Airframe hours
- 1,628
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- C & M Aero Service
- Registered owner
- B.W. Curts
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 23, 1983 · 14 hours before
- Departed
- 1F9 · Bridgeport, TX
- Destination
- RVS · Tulsa, OK
- Airport
- 8F7 · Decatur Municipal, runway 17, 2,550 × 60 ft, asphalt
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
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 105 total · 6 in this make and model · 52 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N41761 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.