Piper PA-28-181 N82836
17 June 1988 · Reedville, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 June 1988 at about 13:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N82836 was involved in an accident near Reedville, Virginia, 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 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Reedville, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pvt Airstrip
- Coordinates
- 37.8590, -76.2910
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N82836
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Richmond
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO88LA056
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
AFTER BACK-TAXIING ON THE PVT AIRSTRIP, THE PLT MADE A 180 DEG TURN TO LINE UP FOR TAKEOFF. DURING THE TURN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED A DITCH IN A TALL GRASS AREA OFF THE END OF THE RWY. THE PLT APPLIED POWER TO PREVENT THE ACFT FROM BECOMING STUCK IN THE DITCH. AS POWER WAS APPLIED THE TAIL OF THE ACFT SWUNG AROUND AND CONTACTED THE BACKSIDE OF THE DITCH BECOMING SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lehighton, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28 | Troutdale, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 25 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-28-180 | Madeira Beach, Florida, United States | Parras, GUY | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-28-235 | Littlefield, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28-180 | Sun Valley, Idaho, United States | Sun Valley Aviation, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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