Piper PA-28RT-201 N8192A
17 June 1982 · Dunkirk, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 June 1982 at about 02:28 local time, a Piper PA-28RT-201 registered N8192A, operated by Alton Gordon Herlan, was involved in an accident near Dunkirk, New York, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dunkirk, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dunkirk Muni (DKK)
- Coordinates
- 42.4693, -79.3308
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28RT-201
- Registration
- N8192A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alton Gordon Herlan
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Toledo → Dunkirk
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC82AA125
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
THE FLT WAS CLEARED FOR A VOR RWY 24 APCH. AT 2226 THE PLT REPORTED THE ARPT IN SIGHT. AT 2228 THE ACFT CRASHED 4,000 FTSOUTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 24 ON A HEADING OF 115 DEG. THE JAMESTOWN,NY 2250 WX OBSERVATION WAS PARTIAL OBSCURATION, ESTIMATED 200 FT OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 1 MI VARIABLE IN LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS & FOG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28RT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | Crest Air Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Associates Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States | Pocono Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1982 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | St. Augustine, Florida, United States | Aerosports, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | 15MI. Ne of Chr, Colorado, United States | Robert C. Herschman | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Washington, Illinois, United States | Air Aurora Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-22 | Lake Placid, New York, United States | Paul Lautenschuetz | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1982 | Piper PA-22-160 | Red Hook, New York, United States | Herbert Wilson | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1982 | De Havilland DH-114 | Sidney, New York, United States | Ford-Aire, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1982 | Cessna 152 | Elma, New York, United States | Buffalo Air Park, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Aug 1982 | Schweizer 2-33A | Elmira, New York, United States | Harris Hill Soaring | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1982 | Globe SWIFT GC-1B | Elmira, New York, United States | Roland J. Zavada | No injuries | - |