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 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-236 | New Milford, Connecticut, United States | Taylor MacHine Co. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Cherry Valley, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Washington Twp., Indiana, United States | Bowman Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | 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 | Hopkinsvile, Kentucky, United States | Landmark Realty, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1985 | Champion 7FC | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1985 | Cessna 172E | Campbellsville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1985 | Cessna 182L | Falmouth, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1985 | Cessna 140 | Hawesville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1985 | Cessna 195 | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |