Piper PA-28RT-201 N8320A
1 October 1986 · Caldwell, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 October 1986 at about 04:15 local time, a Piper PA-28RT-201 registered N8320A, operated by Robert A. Goldstone Aviation, was involved in an accident near Caldwell, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Caldwell, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Essex (CDW)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28RT-201
- Registration
- N8320A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robert A. Goldstone Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Teterboro → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC87LA001
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 IN COMMAND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME TOO LOW DURING A NIGHT SIMULATED EMERGENCY (ENGINE OUT) DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TOPS OF TREES, BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND CRASHED TO THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28RT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1986 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Fort Rucker, Alabama, United States | The Plane Thing, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1986 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Wathena, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1986 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | David E. Locke | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1986 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Toccoa, Georgia, United States | L. D. Snyder & Assoc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1986 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Robbinsville, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1986 | Cessna 414A | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | East Coast Airways, Ltd | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 May 1986 | Mooney M20K | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 May 1986 | Cessna 172RG | Bridgeport, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-24-260 | Ft. Dix, New Jersey, United States | Norman A.sharpless/Wm.shirey | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-28-140 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Aug 1986 | Cessna 152 | Bargaintown, New Jersey, United States | Atlantic City Air Taxi, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |