Piper PA-28R-200 N8139C
28 June 1997 · Frankfort, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 June 1997 at about 04:10 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N8139C, operated by Larry C. Schoene, was involved in an accident near Frankfort, New York, United States. 4 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 04:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Frankfort, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Frankfort-Highland (6B4)
- Coordinates
- 43.0303, -75.0708
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Registration
- N8139C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Larry C. Schoene
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wiscasset → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC97LA130
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed on final approach, and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing. A factor in the accident was the night light condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was on a night approach to a 2,550-foot paved, lighted runway. The pilot stated that his approach was normal and that he felt no reason to believe anything was wrong. During the landing flare the airplane floated and touched down long. The pilot said he did not have enough runway available to go around. The airplane departed the end of the runway continued down a 60-foot embankment into a swamp.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1997 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Thorndale, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Auburn, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1997 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States | Fare Share Ltd | Fatal | - |
| 15 Mar 1997 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Westminster, Texas, United States | Monarch Air | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Jan 1997 | Piper PA-28R | Fort Smith, Montana, United States | Jeffrey M. Pfau | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Penobscot, Maine, United States | BOB Hart | Fatal | 4 |
All 1,342 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1997 | Lockheed L-1011 | Jamaica, New York, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 4 Apr 1997 | Cessna 650 | Buffalo, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1997 | Beechcraft F33A | Mattituck, New York, United States | Jack Lindner | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1997 | Cessna 182P | Red Hook, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 1997 | McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | Flushing, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 May 1997 | Hiller UH-12E | Granby, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |