- Date
- March 25, 1982, 20:10 local (Mar 26, 1982, 01:10 UTC)
- Place
- Perry Warsaw, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4909JPiper PA-28R-180
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820325019809A
- Case key
- 72201
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot elected to takeoff at night with low visibility, rain, and fog. Soon after takeoff visual ground contact was lost due to what the pilot stated as quickly lowering ceilings and visibility. The pilot then decided to make a precautionary landing in a nearby wheat field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4909J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30627
- Airframe hours
- 2,471
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-BIE, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Neal C. Nehrbass
- Registered owner
- Neal C. Nehrbass
- Departed
- Perry Warsaw, NY
- Destination
- Perry Warsaw, NY
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
- 45
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,049 total · 594 in this make and model · 948 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Temperature
- 100 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.