Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-180 N999HT

10 May 1986 · Ludlow, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 10 May 1986 at about 21:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N999HT, operated by Herzog Brothers, Inc., was involved in an accident near Ludlow, Pennsylvania, 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 21:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Ludlow, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest airport
Bradford (BFD)
Coordinates
41.7300, -78.9504
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-180
Registration
N999HT
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Herzog Brothers, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Bradford
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL86FA126

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

AN ACFT FITTING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ACDT ACFT WAS OBSERVED ENTERING THE LAKE ARM ABOUT 7 1/2 MI N OF THE ACDT SITE. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO PULL UP TO CLEAR PWR LINES ACROSS THE LAKE ARM ABOUT 2 1/2 MI N OF THE ACDT SITE. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO FLY INTO THE UNMARKED ELECTRICAL LINES ACROSS THE LAKE, FALL OR DIVE INTO THE WATER AND SINK. THE PILOT WAS FROM THE LOCAL AREA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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