Piper PA-28-181 N82089

Summary

On 14 November 1986 at about 13:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N82089 was involved in an accident near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 November 1986 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Northeast Philadelphia

Coordinates

40.0690, -74.9999

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N82089

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC87LA032

1 person had minor injuries.

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

DURING HAND PROPPING, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO MOVE AND ROLLED ACROSS A FIELD CRASHING THROUGH A FENCE WHEN FIRE ERUPTED DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER SETTING BRAKES TO FULL PRESSURE HE ATMPTD TO HAD PROP ACFT. THE ENG STARTED AND WHILE THE PLT WAS WALKING AROUND THE WING THE ACFT STARTED TO ROLL. IT CONTINUED ACROSS A FIELD INTO A FENCE AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE PLT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES WHILE ATMPTG TO HOLD ACFT..

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.