Plane Crash List

Piper PA-32-301 N8385S

31 August 1985 · Fredericktown, Missouri, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 31 August 1985 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-32-301 registered N8385S was involved in an accident near Fredericktown, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Fredericktown, Missouri, United States
Nearest airport
Fredericktown Municipal (H88)
Coordinates
37.5597, -90.2910
Aircraft
Piper PA-32-301
Registration
N8385S
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC85LA200

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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 REPORTS THAT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE ACFT SWERVED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. THE LANDING AND BRAKE SYSTEM WERE EXAMINED BY A MECHANIC AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND NO EVIDENCE OF A PRE-ACCIDENT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
- No injuries -
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