Plane Crash List

Piper PA-23-150 N2185P

6 November 1986 · Tampa, Florida, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 6 November 1986 at about 12:04 local time, a Piper PA-23-150 registered N2185P, operated by William S. Bain, was involved in an accident near Tampa, Florida, United States. 24 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 12:04
Classification
Accident
Location
Tampa, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Tampa Intl
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-23-150
Registration
N2185P
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
William S. Bain
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Pine Shadows → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DCA87MA010

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
24 1 1 2 20

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

AT APRX 0612 EST, AN EASTERN AIRLINE CAPT (OWNER OF PIPER PA-23, N2185P) DEPARTED A RWY NEAR HIS HOME IN VFR CONDS TO COMMUTE TO WORK AT TAMPA, FL. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, HE CONTACTED A FSS & UPDATED THE WX INFO HE HAD OBTAINED ON THE PREVIOUS EVENING. AT THAT TIME, THE CURRENT TAMPA WX WAS, IN PART: INDEF CEILING, ZERO OBSCD, VIS 1/16 MI WITH FOG, RVR FOR RWY 36L WAS 1000' TO 1600'. BEFORE N2185P ARRIVED, 2 OTR FLTS HAD DIVERTED FM TAMPA DUE TO THE WX BEING BELOW MINS. DRG ARRIVAL, THE PLT OF N2185P MADE 2 ILS APCHS TO LND. DRG HIS 1ST ATMT, HE MADE A MISSED APCH & ELECTED TO 'GO BACK & TRY IT AGAIN.' WHEN CLRD FOR THE 2ND ILS, THE RVR WAS 600' IN THE TOUCHDOWN AREA & 1000' AT MIDFIELD. SUBSEQUENTLY, THEPA-23 TOUCHED DWN ON A PARALLEL TAXIWAY & COLLIDED WITH BOEING 727, N4743, WHICH WAS BEING TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF. THE 727 CREW DID NOT SEE THE PIPER UNTIL IT WAS APRX 500' AWAY. THE CAPT OF THE BOEING STEERED RGT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE DECISION HEIGHT (DH) & MIN RVR FOR THE APCH WERE 200' & 1800', RESPECTIVELY, FOR CATEGORY A, B & C ACFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
Piper PA-23-150 PA-23-150 N2185P William S. Bain Destroyed
Boeing 727-235 727-235 N4743 Pan American Substantial

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