Piper PA-28-181 N8203D

Summary

On 9 July 1985 at about 21:03 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N8203D was involved in an accident near Austin, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 July 1985 at 21:03

Classification

Accident

Location

Austin, Texas, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N8203D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Austin → Plano

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW85LA278

1 person had minor injuries.

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 ENG FAILED AT ABOUT 2000 FT MSL WHILE THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING TO CRUISE FLT. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TO THE ARPT BUT REALIZED IT WAS TOO FAR AWAY. THE PLT THEN MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A GRASS AREA ADJACENT TO A LARGE HWY AT ABOUT A 45 DEG ANGLE TO THE ROAD. THE ACFT CROSSED AN ACCESS ROAD, TWO TRAFFIC LANES OF THE MAIN HWY, THE MEDIAN STRIP, AND CAME TO REST AFTER ENTERING THE TWO OPPOSITE TRAFFIC LANES WHERE A VEHICLE CONTACTED ITS RIGHT WING AND KNOCKED IT OFF THE ACFT. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND ITS TWO OCCUPANTS, ALONG WITH THE PLT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. POSTACCIDENT RUN-UP OF THE ENG FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE/MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.