Piper PA-28R-180 N4576J

Summary

On 18 October 1985 at about 14:45 local time, a Piper PA-28R-180 registered N4576J was involved in an accident near Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 October 1985 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

McGuinness (8N7)

Coordinates

40.0302, -76.4902

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-180

Registration

N4576J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lakewood → Columbia

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC86LA014

Nobody was injured.

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 COLLIDED WITH 6 FT HIGH POLES DURING AN OVERRUN LANDING. THE PLT STATED HE WAS MAKING A LANDING AND NOTED ON SHORT FINAL THAT THE AIRSPEED WAS EXCESSIVE. THE RWY WAS GRASS WAS FRESHLY CUT, WET AND SLIPPERY. THE ACFT LANDED LONG AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY COLLIDING WITH SEVERAL POLES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.