Piper PA-28-181 N136AV
1 December 1985 · Cedar Key, Florida, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 1 December 1985 at about 00:55 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N136AV, operated by Steven R. Feigeles, was involved in an accident near Cedar Key, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cedar Key, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- George T. Lewis (CDK)
- Coordinates
- 29.1399, -83.0295
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N136AV
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Steven R. Feigeles
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tampa → Cedar Key
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MIA86LA039
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING A NIGHT LANDING ON HIS FIRST NIGHT X-COUNTRY & HAD NOT LANDED AT THIS APRT PRIOR TO THIS TIME. HE STATED THAT DURING THE FLARE, HE WAS CAUGHT BY A X-WIND & BLOWN INTO THE TREES ADJACENT TO THE RWY. SURFACE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE REPORTED AS 340 DEGS AT 5 KNTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
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| 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 |
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