| Date: | Friday 27 April 1979 |
| Time: | 11:50 LT |
| Type: | Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II |
| Owner/operator: | Bay Aerostar Sales & Service Inc |
| Registration: | N82282 |
| MSN: | 31T-7820055 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elyria-Lorain County Airport (LPR/KLPR), OH -
United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Lorain County Airport, OH (LPR/KLPR) |
| Destination airport: | Lorain County Airport, OH (LPK/KLPR) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:On April 27, 1979, a Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II, N82282, was destroyed when it impacted the terrain at Elyria-Lorain County Airport, New Russia Township, Ohio.
The one certified flight instructor and one trainee were killed.
Witnesses described seeing aircraft perform a go-around, with the flaps down, and with the engine 'windmilling'
Probable Cause:
"Uncontrolled collision with ground during go-around due to inadequate supervision of flight. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Improper operation of flight controls,
- Misused or failed to use flaps,
- Lack of familiarity with aircraft,
- Simulated conditions,
- Witnesses describes southeast go-around, flaps down, engine windmilling."
Accident investigation:
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Report number: | CHI79FA048 |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | 5 months |
| Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CHI79FA048 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=35938&key=0 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=82282 3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1979/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-cheyenne-in-ohio-2-killed/]
4.
http://planecrashmap.com/plane/oh/N82282/ Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
| 06-Aug-2017 19:06 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 09-Sep-2017 16:04 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Mar-2022 18:10 |
Captain Adam |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |