- Date
- December 26, 1982, 10:35 local (16:35 UTC)
- Place
- Henderson, LA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5369TPiper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821226066699A
- Case key
- 71013
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot and two passengers were on a flight from beaumont, TX to covington, LA. The non-instrument rated pilot departed on a special VFR clearance. At that time, the weather at beaumont was 300 ft overcast, visibility 12 mi. When the aircraft was about 10 mi northeast, the pilot reported that he was at 1400 ft MSL. After that, no further transmissions were received. The pilot attempted to penetrate a line of heavy thunderstorms near Henderson, LA. While in that vicinity, the plane collided with a line of trees about 50 ft AGL, then impacted the ground about 60 ft beyond. An inspection of the engine revealed no preimpact malfunction. A witness heard the engine operating before impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5369T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7235227
- Airframe hours
- 3,080
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lyndon Payne/Daniel Williams/O
- Registered owner
- John Brodhead Jr.
- Departed
- BPT · Beaumont,, TX
- Destination
- LA08 · Covington, LA
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 125 total · 100 in this make and model · 100 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.