James Postlewait RV-4 N85JP

Summary

On 2 August 1985 at about 18:30 local time, a James Postlewait RV-4 registered N85JP was involved in an accident near Zelienople, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 August 1985 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Zelienople, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Zelienople Muni

Coordinates

40.7790, -80.1391

Aircraft

James Postlewait RV-4

Registration

N85JP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Butler

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC85FGM05

2 people died.

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

A WITNESS REPORTED THAT WHEN THE ACFT WAS DEPARTING, THE TAKEOFF RUN & BEGINNING OF THE CLIMB APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. HOWEVER, AT ABOUT 300 TO 400 FT AGL, THE LEFT WING DROPPED & THE ACFT PIVOTED TO THE LEFT, THEN THE PLANE CRASHED IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN DESCENT. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.