Piper PA-24-250 N7431P
16 September 1984 · Rockledge, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 September 1984 at about 20:45 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N7431P was involved in an accident near Rockledge, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rockledge, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Biblia Campground
- Coordinates
- 28.3107, -80.7208
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N7431P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Melbourne → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA84LA255
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A MOUND OF DIRT WHILE EXECUTING A GO-AROUND AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE PLT STATED HE SELECTED RWY 27 BASED ON WINDS REPORTED AT ANOTHER AIRPORT AND WHEN THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT MID-POINT OF THE STRIP, 'I RETRACTED FLAPS AND APPLIED FULL POWER TO TAKEOFF.' THE ACFT IMPACTED BRUSH ON TOP OF THE MOUND AND THE PLT CALLED THE ACCIDENT A 'MIS-CALCULATION.'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1984 | Piper PA-24 | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-24-250 | Ft Knox, Kentucky, United States | FT Knox Aero Club | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-24-260 | Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-24-250 | Meriden, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-24-180 | Bingham, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-24-250 | Aurora, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,700 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Pinellas Park, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1984 | Hiller UH-12E | Waldo, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 17 Feb 1984 | Cessna 152 | Cooper City, Florida, United States | Eben Air Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Feb 1984 | Douglas DC-3 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1984 | Cessna 310R | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |