Plane Crash List

Piper PA-22-108 N5888Z

14 August 1986 · Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 August 1986 at about 12:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-108 registered N5888Z was involved in an accident near Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 12:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest airport
Skyhaven (76N)
Coordinates
41.5307, -75.9390
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-108
Registration
N5888Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Tunkhannock → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC86LA207

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING AT SKY HAVEN AIRPORT AND LANDED SHORT, BOUNCED AND LANDED IN A LEFT TURN. AT THIS POINT, THE PLT COULD NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY, HIT A BARREL WITH THE RIGHT GEAR AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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