Plane Crash List

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.

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