Piper PA28-161 N81200
7 August 1987 · Redding, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 August 1987 at about 21:48 local time, a Piper PA28-161 registered N81200 was involved in an accident near Redding, California, United States. 2 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 21:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Redding, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Benton Fld (085)
- Coordinates
- 40.6003, -122.4605
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28-161
- Registration
- N81200
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Modesto → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX87LA297
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
DURING AN AIR RACE, THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING WHEN ON FINAL APPROACH THE ACFT FLEW THROUGH UPDRAFTS. THE PLT LANDED THE ACFT APRX 600 FT FROM THE THRESHOLD AND APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING. JUST PRIOR TO RUNNING OFF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER AND RAN THROUGH A FENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 1987 | Piper PA28-151 | Aurora, Oregon, United States | Renyold F. Keeler | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1987 | Piper PA28-140 | Last Chance, Colorado, United States | John A Stygar | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Apr 1988 | Piper PA28-140D | Flushing, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1988 | Piper PA28 | Mulege, Mexico | Piper, Brien N | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Apr 1986 | Piper PA28-180 | El Monte, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1986 | Piper PA28-151 | Kelso, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 1987 | Durbin MONNETT MONI | Ramona, California, United States | Lipner, Robert M. | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1987 | Bede BD-5 | Chula Vista, California, United States | Teufel, Armin U. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 1987 | Stits ELKINS 85 | Camarillo, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1987 | Isgrigg ELITE | Tehachapi, California, United States | Isgrigg, John | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1987 | Rolladen-Schneider LS-3 | Santa Ynez, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1987 | Cessna 152 | San Dimas, California, United States | King Aviation | Minor injuries | - |