Piper PA-28-160 N5447W

Summary

On 16 June 1986 at about 19:58 local time, a Piper PA-28-160 registered N5447W was involved in an accident near Apex, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 June 1986 at 19:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Apex, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

35.7199, -78.8398

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-160

Registration

N5447W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Knightdale → Chattanooga

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL86LA171

2 people were seriously injured.

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

THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER. AFTER ABOUT ONE AND ONE-HALF HOURS EN ROUTE THE WEATHER AHEAD DETERIORATED AND THE PILOT TURNED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE POINT. WEATHER PREVENTED A LANDING THERE SO HE TURNED TO ANOTHER AIRPORT. IT TOO WAS IN AN AREA OF WEATHER WHICH PREVENTED A LANDING. THE PILOT THEN TURNED TO ANOTHER AIRPORT WHICH ALSO WAS IN AN AREA OF LOW WEATHER. THE PILOT THEN REPORTED THAT HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND WOULD ATTEMPT TO REACH ANOTHER AIRPORT. THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REACH A SUITABLE LANDING AREA, HE CRASHED IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.