- Date
- December 31, 1982, 12:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Oakley, KS
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2973TPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821231065219A
- Case key
- 72068
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Terrain condition - icyFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentCause
On ground/water collision with object
Object - runway lightFactor
Analysis
During landing the aircraft hit a patch of ice, swerved to the left, hit a runway light and slid off the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2973T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8016008
- Airframe hours
- 485
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Holzmeister Aviation
- Registered owner
- Larry J. Jacobs
- Departed
- K74 · Oakley, KS
- Destination
- K74 · Oakley, KS
- Airport
- K74 · Oakley Muni, runway 35, 4,000 × 60 ft, asphalt
N2973TRegistration cancelled Aug 19, 2013 · Piper PA-28-161Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 295 total · 80 in this make and model · 275 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 100 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.
Other investigations on N2973T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.