Piper PA-28R-180 N4974J
4 April 1987 · Lebanon, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 April 1987 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-28R-180 registered N4974J, operated by Hester Aircraft Service, was involved in an accident near Lebanon, Tennessee, United States. 3 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lebanon, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lebanon Municipal (M54)
- Coordinates
- 36.1996, -86.3205
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-180
- Registration
- N4974J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hester Aircraft Service
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sparta → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL87LA108
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE MADE A VFR PATTERN FOR LANDING ON RWY 18 AT HIS DESTINATION. THE WIND WAS 'HARD' AND 'STRAIGHT DOWN THE RWY.' HE REPORTED THAT, 'ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE WIND QUIT AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO FALL.' THE ACFT HIT HARD SHORT OF THE RWY, BOUNCED, STRUCK A VASI LIGHT, CROSSED A DITCH, A TAXIWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 9 DAYS LATER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Rhine, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Feb 1987 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Tulare, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1987 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Asheville, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Midland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Offerman, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 31 Oct 1987 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1987 | Cessna 182 | St. Joseph, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 11 Jul 1987 | Burkhart Grob G102-111B | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 11 Sep 1987 | Hughes 269A | Morristown, Tennessee, United States | Hal-le-Copters, Inc. | No injuries | - |