ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380658
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| Date: | Friday 14 October 1983 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38 |
| Owner/operator: | Sagebrush Publishing Co. |
| Registration: | N2395L |
| MSN: | 38-79A0692 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1150 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Crystal City, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Temple, TX |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE LANDING ON A RANCH STRIP, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED & SUDDEN GUST OF WIND & DRIFTED OFF THE PAVEMENT. THE WING & GEAR OF THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TALL SUNFLOWER THAT WERE GROWING BESIDE THE STRIP. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE WIND WAS FROM 100 DEG AT 15 GUSTING 20 KTS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW84LA022
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 March 1982 | N2395L | Temple Aviation Inc. | 0 | Temple, TX | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 19:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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