Piper PA-32-301 N8470X
9 March 1985 · Robbinsville, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 March 1985 at about 00:00 local time, a Piper PA-32-301 registered N8470X was involved in an accident near Robbinsville, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Robbinsville, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Andrews-Murphy (6A3)
- Coordinates
- 35.3195, -83.7994
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-301
- Registration
- N8470X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Melbourne → Olney
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL86FA028
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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
MSG ACFT FOUND AFTER 9 MOS. REMAINS FOUND ON EAST SIDE OF COLINE RIDGE IN GRAHAM CO NC. PATH OF BROKEN LIMBS/TREES ABOUT LEVEL INTO MOUNTAINSIDE. BOTH OCCUPANTS FATAL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-32-300 | Perry, Georgia, United States | Geoffrey Green | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-32-300 | Monticello, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-32-301 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Holiday Airways | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-32-300 | Fish Lake Valle, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-32-300 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Chapman Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-32-260 | San Juan | Flemenco Airways, Inc. | Fatal | - |
All 1,695 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1985 | Cessna 150J | Dublin, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1985 | Beechcraft C90 | Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1985 | Beechcraft BE-35 | Andrews Murphy, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft B-80 | Newbern, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1985 | Cessna 177RG | Kenansville, North Carolina, United States | Shelton R. Hardy | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1985 | Enstrom F-28A | Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |