Piper PA-28R-200 N8591N
7 February 1985 · Merritt Island, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 February 1985 at about 18:45 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N8591N was involved in an accident near Merritt Island, Florida, 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 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Merritt Island, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Merritt Island (COI)
- Coordinates
- 28.3207, -80.6792
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Registration
- N8591N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Merritt Island → Merritt Island
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA85LA090
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
PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DIRT EMBANKMENT WHILE LANDING. THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITH A RIGHT REAR CROSSWIND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Taunton, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Gardner, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1985 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1985 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Plainview, Texas, United States | Tarrant Aero Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1985 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Angle Fire, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 May 1985 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Reserve, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 1985 | Globe SWIFT GC-1B | Rockledge, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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