ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269049
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| Date: | Monday 18 October 2021 |
| Time: | 19:24 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 Archer TX |
| Owner/operator: | University of North Dakota (UND) |
| Registration: | N820ND |
| MSN: | 2881048 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2868 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-B4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Buxton, ND -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Grand Forks Airport, ND (GFK/KGFK) |
| Fargo-Hector International Airport, ND (FAR/KFAR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On October 18, 2021, about 1924 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181 airplane, N820ND, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Buxton, North Dakota. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight.
The pilot departed on a night cross-country flight. Flight track data showed that, after takeoff, the airplane climbed to an altitude of about 3,700 ft mean sea level. About 30 miles from the departure airport, the airplane turned left about 180° and began a rapid descent. The wreckage was located in a plowed, soft dirt field. Examination revealed no preimpact mechanical deficiencies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. Following a death investigation, the state medical examiner classified the manner of death as a suicide.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s intentional flight into terrain as an act of suicide.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/accidents/7244404-ND-student-pilot-dies-in-plane-crash
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=820ND
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N820ND
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n820nd
http://blogs.und.edu/und-today/wp-content/uploads/sites/68/2020/03/200303-travis-gylling-2.jpg (photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Media:
NTSB is investigating the Oct. 18, 2021, crash of a Piper PA-28-180 near Hillsboro, North Dakota.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) October 19, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2021 04:01 | Geno | Added |
| 19-Oct-2021 06:09 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 19-Oct-2021 07:07 | Camber | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2021 07:07 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 19-Oct-2021 09:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 19-Oct-2021 11:42 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 19-Oct-2021 19:36 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2021 23:01 | Captain Adam | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2021 06:46 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2021 16:44 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 23-Jun-2022 22:25 | Captain Adam | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 02-Sep-2022 23:51 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative, Accident report] |
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