ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 183335
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| Date: | Monday 30 November 1981 |
| Time: | 17:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II |
| Owner/operator: | First National Bank of Louisville |
| Registration: | N15SS |
| MSN: | 31T-7820068 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Peru Municipal Airport, Peru, Indiana (FAA LID: I76) |
| Louisville International Airport, Louisville, Kentucky (SDF/KSDF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) November 30, 1981 when force landed onto rough terrain at Madison, Indiana. All four persons on board (pilot and three passengers) survived, although seriously injured. Cause of forced landing was due to fuel exhaustion while aircraft was en route between Peru, Indiana, and Louisville, Kentucky. The aircraft's undercarriage collapsed during the force landing, compounding the damage. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"TYPE OF ACCIDENT
ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT/NORMAL CRUISE
GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING/TOUCHDOWN
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING; MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
FACTOR(S)
POWER PLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE ERRATIC
TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAME OUT BOTH ENGINES
EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND"
Registration N15SS cancelled by the FAA on October 26, 1982
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CHI82FEX01 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=24590&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=15SS
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1981/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-cheyenne-in-madison/]
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/in/N15SS/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2016 16:45 | JINX | Added |
| 22-Apr-2017 18:49 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2017 20:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2017 20:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 10-Sep-2017 20:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2017 20:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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