Piper PA-28-140 N7265F
4 August 1990 · Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 August 1990 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N7265F, operated by Raymond L. Corper, was involved in an accident near Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Skyhaven (76N)
- Coordinates
- 41.5291, -75.9392
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N7265F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Raymond L. Corper
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Blue Bell → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC90LA184
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT DID NOT OBTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERRUN. THE FACTORS WERE ALTITUDE, WET RUNWAY, AND GO AROUND NOT PERFORMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING A VFR APPROACH THE AIRPLANE LANDED LONG, RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND DOWN A SLIGHT EMBANKMENT. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND THEN A MOBILE HOME LOCATED 50 FEET PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 1990 | Piper PA-28-151 | Jupiter, Florida, United States | Zimmerman, Barry L. | No injuries | - |
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| 3 Feb 1990 | Piper PA-28-161 | Sebastian, Florida, United States | FL Institute of Technology | Fatal | 1 |
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