Piper PA-31-350 N59942
28 September 1986 · Elkwood, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 September 1986 at about 09:00 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 registered N59942, operated by Cerrand Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Elkwood, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elkwood, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Culpeper Co. (W49)
- Coordinates
- 38.5105, -77.8505
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-350
- Registration
- N59942
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Cerrand Aviation, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Culpeper → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- BFO86FA049
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
THE ACFT, WHICH WAS STOLEN FROM THE ARPT, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A STEEP ANGLE APRX ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE ARPT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED WITH LOCAL VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE MILE AS REPORTED BY PERSONS NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE PLT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT OR MULTIENGINE RATED. THE PLT WAS DENIED A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE ABOUT TWO WEEKSPRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT DUE TO UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1986 | Piper PA-31-1020 | Panama City, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1986 | Piper PA-31-325 | Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-31-350 | Barrow, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1986 | Piper PA-31-310 | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | Northland Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1986 | Piper PA-31-325 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-31-T1 | Montgomery, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1986 | Boeing 727-225 | Loudon County, Virginia, United States | Eastern Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1986 | Cessna R182 | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | Federal Bureau of Invst. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1986 | Piper PA-32-260 | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Mar 1986 | Cessna 182R | Manassas, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1986 | Hughes 500D | Mt. Crawford, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-28-140 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | Louisiana Delta | Fatal | 3 |