Piper PA-28-181 N8259E

Summary

On 14 March 1986 at about 00:05 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N8259E was involved in an accident near Williamstown, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 March 1986 at 00:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Williamstown, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Cross Keys (17N)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N8259E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Morristown → Cross Keys

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

NYC86FA084

1 person died.

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 PLT EXECUTED VOR RWY 09 APCH TO THE ARPT AT NIGHT AND DURING LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS THAT RANGED FROM 100 TO 400 FEET DUE TO FOG. THE ACFT FIRST COLLIDED WITH A HOUSE, FOLLOWED BY TWO PARKED CARS AND THEN MAIN IMPACT WITH A SECOND HOUSE. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS ABOUT ONE-HALF MILE EAST OF THE AIRPORT AND NORTH OF THE EXTENDED RWY 09/27 CENTERLINE. THE ACFT WAS HEADED NORTHWEST AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT. WITNESSES HEARD ENGINE SOUNDS JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE PLT WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A BUSINESS TRIP THAT CONSTITUTED THE DAY OF AND DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.