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| Date: | Friday 30 July 1982 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Bullfrog, Inc. |
| Registration: | N25814 |
| MSN: | 38-81A0075 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 717 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Haven, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Owensboro, KY |
| Owensboro, KY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT BEFORE DEPARTING ON A ROUTINE PIPE LINE PATROL, HE OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, THE VISIBILITY BEGAN TO DECREASE DUE TO GROUND FOG. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A GRAVEL ROAD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE LEFT WING STRUCK TALL GRASS AND THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED INTO A DITCH.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI82DA315
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 September 1983 | N25814 | Flewellan Aviation Inc. | 0 | Apison, TN | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 03:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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