Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-161 N8200Z

23 September 1986 · Sanford, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 September 1986 at about 12:07 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N8200Z was involved in an accident near Sanford, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 12:07
Classification
Accident
Location
Sanford, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Sanford (SFB)
Coordinates
28.8102, -81.3295
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-161
Registration
N8200Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Patrick Afb → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA86LA251

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY THE PILOTS VISION WAS RESTRICTED BY THE GLARE FROM THE RISING SUN. THE PILOT FAILED TO SEE THE OPERATING APPROACH LIGHT SYSTEM WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE CLOSED FIRST 2000 FEET OF RUNWAY, AND COLLIDED WITH THE APPROACH LIGHT SYSTEM. CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAINTAINED AND A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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4 May 1986 Cessna 150F
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