Piper PA-28-180 N9289J

Summary

On 2 December 1985 at about 03:10 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N9289J was involved in an accident near Dacula, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 December 1985 at 03:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Dacula, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Gwinnett Co. (17A)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N9289J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marietta → Lawrenceville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL86FA034

2 people died.

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 TREES 3.5 MILES FROM THE ARPT DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH IN DENSE FOG. THE APPROACH REQUIRED AN ADF RECEIVER AND THE ACFT DID NOT HAVE ONE. THE MDA ON THE APPROACH WAS 1600 FT. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE TREES AT 1200 FT MSL. THE ACFT WAS TO HAVE NEW AVIONICS INSTALLED THE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT AT LAWRENCEVILLE. THE PLT WAS TO LEAVE TOWN THE SAME DAY ON BUSINESS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.