Piper 601P accident near Sheboygan, Wisconsin, November 18, 1982
On November 18, 1982 at about 6:15 am local time, a Piper 601P, registered N6078U, was destroyed in an accident near Sheboygan, Wisconsin (Sheboygan County airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 18, 1982 · about 6:15 am local time
- Place
- Sheboygan, Wisconsin · Sheboygan County
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper 601P
- Registration
- N6078U · no longer on the register · serial 61P-8063356
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT NOTICED HAZE IN LIGHTS AT DESTINATION BUT HAD EXCELLENT GROUND CONTACT THROUGHOUT THE APPROACH. AT THRESHOLD HE ENTERED DENSE GROUND FOG & LOST ALL VISUAL CONTACT. THE ACFT CRASHED DURING THE GO-AROUND.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,203 hours in all; 2,240 in this make and model; 66 in the last 90 days; 3,006 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 543 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,000 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540-S1A5 (piston); 0 hours total
- Not recorded
- Operator: Newtron INC.
The flight
- Departed from: GCK Garden City at 9:00 pm
- Destination: 3R3 Austin TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 21, 5,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 200° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 86°F (30°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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