Piper PA-28-161 N81786

Summary

On 4 August 1982 at about 08:10 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N81786, operated by Coastal Air Services, Inc., was involved in an accident near Concord, New Hampshire, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 August 1982 at 08:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Concord, New Hampshire, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N81786

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Coastal Air Services, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Groton → Concord

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC82FA181

2 people died.

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 WAS ADVISED DURING THE 0028 & 0203 WX BRIEFINGS THAT VFR FLT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. AT 0304 THE PLT CALLED FSS TO ACTIVATE HIS FLT PLAN & WAS AGAIN ADVISED VFR FLT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. AT 0403 THE FLT WAS GIVEN CONCORD WX & AT 0406WAS CLEARED INTO THE CONCORD CONTROL ZONE TO MAINTAIN SPECIAL VFR AT OR BELOW 3,000 FT. AT APPROXIMATELY 0410 THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES ABOUT 4.5 MI NW OF THE ARPT. THE PLT WAS QUALIFIED TO FLY ONLY VFR AIR TAXI.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.