Piper PA-32-301 N8281Y

Summary

On 29 December 1986 at about 22:26 local time, a Piper PA-32-301 registered N8281Y, operated by Tradewinds Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Wheeling, Illinois, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 December 1986 at 22:26

Classification

Accident

Location

Wheeling, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Pal-Waukee (PWK)

Coordinates

42.1298, -87.9195

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-301

Registration

N8281Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Tradewinds Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Pontiac

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI87FA057

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED FLIGHT ALTHOUGH PIREP'S FOR ICING HAD BEEN ISSUED DURING WEATHER BRIEFING FROM FSS AND AIRCRAFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED FOR ICING CONDITIONS. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT REPORTED TO ATC PROBLEMS WITH AIRCRAFT FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS AND THEN REPORTED PICKING UP ABOUT ONE-HALF INCH OF ICE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE LOST THEN REGAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT LEAST ONCE DURING THE FLIGHT. AFTER ABOUT 45 MINUTES OF ATC CONTACT, THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A GUARDRAIL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.