Piper PA-28-181 N3561G
28 May 1985 · Bluff, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 May 1985 at about 00:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N3561G was involved in an accident near Bluff, Utah, United States. 3 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 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bluff, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bluff
- Coordinates
- 37.1400, -109.5205
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N3561G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Cortez
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN85LA142
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE WHICH BEGAN DURING AN ENGINE START. THE PLT STATED THAT HE USED PORPER HOT ENGINE START PROCEDURES. HE SAID THE THROTTLE WAS NOT PUMPED. THE PLT OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO DURING THE SECOND START ATTEMPT. SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE ACFT FIRE EXTINGUISHER FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE ACFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY FIRE. DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE, THE PRE-ACCIDENT CONDITION OF THE CARBURETOR COULD NOT BE EVALUATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-236 | New Milford, Connecticut, United States | Taylor MacHine Co. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Cherry Valley, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Washington Twp., Indiana, United States | Bowman Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | Thunderbird Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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