- Date
- December 19, 1982, 19:30 local (Dec 20, 1982, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bancroft, IA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2838VPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821219065149A
- Case key
- 69877
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft impacted the ground in a near wings level, 20 deg nose down attitude at a high rate of speed. Witnesses statedthat the weather was clear & visibility good but it was a very dark night with only a very small portion of the moon showing. The only outside light in the area of the accident was on a nearby farm. The plt's night flying time was reported as limited.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2838V
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7916466
- Airframe hours
- 700
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Elroy E. Hanson
- Registered owner
- Ede Aire, Inc.
- Departed
- DSM · Des Moines, IA
- Destination
- 1D1 · Milbank, SD
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
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 466 total · 325 in this make and model · 466 as pilot in command · 85 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 86 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.