Piper PA-28RT-201T N8140Y

Summary

On 31 March 1986 at about 02:27 local time, a Piper PA-28RT-201T registered N8140Y, operated by The Plane Thing, Inc., was involved in an accident near Fort Rucker, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 March 1986 at 02:27

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Rucker, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Cairns Aaf (OZR)

Coordinates

31.3393, -85.7106

Aircraft

Piper PA-28RT-201T

Registration

N8140Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

The Plane Thing, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Rucker → Dothan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL86LA103

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

THE X-C FLT DEPARTED KILLEEN, TX, WITH AN INTERMEDIATE STOP AT ALEXANDRIA, LA. A PASSENGER WAS DISEMBARKED AT CAIRNS AAF AND DURING DEPARTURE FOR DOTHAN, THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE SPUTTERED AND LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES NEAR THE AIRPORT. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE ONE PILOT STATED THAT FUEL GAUGES INDICATED 3 GAL IN LEFT AND 8 GAL IN RIGHT. LESS THAN 1 GAL WAS DRAINED FROM THE LEFT TANK. THE TACHOMETER INDICATED TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF 5.01 HOURS. THE ENGINE WAS TESTED AND RAN PROPERLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.