Piper PA-60 N9784Q
2 February 1986 · Folkston, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 February 1986 at about 00:45 local time, a Piper PA-60 registered N9784Q was involved in an incident near Folkston, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Folkston, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Davis Field (3J6)
- Coordinates
- 30.8307, -81.9990
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-60
- Registration
- N9784Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tampa → Jacksonville
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MIA86IA069
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 PLT STATED THAT WHILE ON A FLIGHT FROM TAMPA, TO JACKSONVILLE FL, HE MADE AN UNAUTHORIZED DEVIATION & LANDED AT DAVIS FIELD FOLKSTON GA, WHERE THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR OUTBOARD RETRACT STRUT ASS'Y.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-60 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 1986 | Piper PA-60-600 | Binghamton, New York, United States | Air Continental, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-60 | Panama City, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-60-601P | Provo, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-60-601P | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States | Beaumont Aviation, Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-60-600 | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Oct 1986 | Piper PA-60-600 | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1986 | Piper PA-28-180 | Statesboro, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1986 | Joachim Hoehne PAZMANY PL-4A | Canton, Georgia, United States | Joachimr Hoehne | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1986 | Grumman American G-164A | Quitman, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1986 | Beechcraft A-23-24 | Meldrim, Georgia, United States | Thomas B. Polanski | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1986 | Piper PA-32-260 | Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1986 | Koons-Donald SONERAI II | MacOn, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |