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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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-28-161 | Lake Murray, Oklahoma, United States | Edward J. Calbridge | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-161 | Vacaville, California, United States | Air Wise Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-161 | Dodgeville, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1986 | Piper PA-28-150 | San Jose, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-181 | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-180 | Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 23 Jun 1986 | Beechcraft V35B | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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