Piper PA-38-112 N2386K
1 August 1982 · Keyser, West Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 August 1982 at about 23:15 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N2386K, operated by George Williams, was involved in an accident near Keyser, West Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Keyser, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Miller Field (PVT)
- Coordinates
- 39.4299, -78.9803
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38-112
- Registration
- N2386K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- George Williams
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cumberland → Cumberland
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82DA225
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT WAS MAKING A GO-AROUND OVER A 1700 FOOT RUNWAY. FULL FLAPS WERE LEFT DOWN UNTIL END OF RUNWAY AND THEN RAISED TO 21 DEGREES. TERRAIN WAS RISING FASTER THEN AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND NOSED DOWN INTO THE GROUND. TEMPERATURE WAS 85 DEGREES, FIELD ELEVATION 975 FEET.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-38 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-38 | Antioch, Illinois, United States | Omni Flight Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-38-112 | El Monte, California, United States | Piper Air Center | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-38-112 | Apple Valley, California, United States | Custom Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-38-112 | El Paso, Texas, United States | SW Air Rangers Corporation | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-38-112 | Houston, Texas, United States | Ray's Flying Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-38 | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States | Hill Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172 | Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States | Marvi E. Clarke, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1982 | Cessna 172 | Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States | Berd Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1982 | Brantley B-2B | Athens, West Virginia, United States | R.e. Davenport | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Mar 1982 | Cessna 182P | Huntington, West Virginia, United States | RAY S. Jarvis | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1982 | Beechcraft V35 | Huntington, West Virginia, United States | Stephen G. Graliker | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1982 | Aero Commander 112 | Fayetteville, West Virginia, United States | George D. Lyons | No injuries | - |