Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28 N3263R

15 October 1985 · Payne Gap, Kentucky, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 15 October 1985 at about 18:50 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N3263R was involved in an accident near Payne Gap, Kentucky, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Payne Gap, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates
37.1709, -82.6191
Aircraft
Piper PA-28
Registration
N3263R
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Mattoon → Knightdale
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL86FLQ02

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 1 2 0

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 ACFT STALLED & CRASHED DURING A TURN TO REVERSE COURSE AT LOW ALT TO AVOID WX. THE ACFT HAD BEEN FOLLOWING A ROAD TO FIND AN ARPT WHEN WX WAS ENCOUNTERED. AFTER THE STALL THE ACFT CLIPPED TREES AND WIRES AND CAME TO REST AT THE BASE OF STAIRS LEADING TO A RESIDENCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Piper PA-28 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
3 Oct 1985 Piper PA-28-140
N8047N
Kansas City, Missouri, United States - No injuries -
3 Nov 1985 Piper PA-28-140
N4351J
Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, United States - No injuries -
1 Jul 1985 Piper PA-28-236
N82631
New Milford, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
Taylor MacHine Co. No injuries -
12 Jul 1985 Piper PA-28-140
N5602U
Cherry Valley, New York, United States - Minor injuries -
21 Nov 1985 Piper PA-28-161
N2170X
Washington Twp., Indiana, United States Bowman Aviation, Inc. Fatal 2
28 Nov 1985 Piper PA-28-161
N8082B
Duluth, Minnesota, United States Thunderbird Aviation Fatal 3

All 9,402 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
23 Oct 1985 Piper PA-28RT-201T
N8277Y
Hopkinsvile, Kentucky, United States Landmark Realty, Inc. Minor injuries -
9 Feb 1985 Champion 7FC
N7507E
Louisville, Kentucky, United States - No injuries -
4 Mar 1985 Cessna 172E
N3969S
Campbellsville, Kentucky, United States - No injuries -
24 Mar 1985 Cessna 182L
N42616
Falmouth, Kentucky, United States - Serious injuries -
2 Mar 1985 Cessna 140
N89128
Hawesville, Kentucky, United States - No injuries -
12 Apr 1985 Cessna 195
N4408C
Lexington, Kentucky, United States - No injuries -

All 170,864 records in United States