Piper PA-28-140 N4252J
28 August 1985 · Central Square, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 August 1985 at about 14:16 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N4252J, operated by John Cavanaugh, was involved in an accident near Central Square, New York, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Central Square, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Syracuse Suburban (NY08)
- Coordinates
- 43.2802, -76.1409
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N4252J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- John Cavanaugh
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Massena
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC85LA224
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 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 PLT STATED THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT DURING TAKEOFF. HE FLEW THE ACFT BETWEEN TREES AT THE END OF THE RWY AND SEVERED THE WINGS FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE ACFT WAS FOUND TO BE 317 LBS OVER GROSS WEIGHT.
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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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1985 | Beechcraft C23 | Penn Yan, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1985 | Beechcraft 36 | Calverton, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Spring Valley, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1985 | Grumman AA-1C | Farmingdale, New York, United States | Tripple Three Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-16 | Livingston, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1985 | Cessna 172E | Gardiner, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |