Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-140 N8292N

24 January 1986 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 24 January 1986 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N8292N was involved in an accident near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Nearest airport
Dekalb-Peachtree (PDK)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-140
Registration
N8292N
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL86LA065

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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 PILOT WAS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE AND ELECTED TO ROTATE THE PROPELLER BY HAND TO FREE THE CONGEALED OIL IN THE ENGINE. WHEN THE PROPELLER WAS ROTATED THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO ANOTHER PARKED AIRCRAFT. POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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