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Piper PA-32-300 N31699

25 November 1984 · Prospectville, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 November 1984 at about 22:10 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N31699 was involved in an accident near Prospectville, Pennsylvania, 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 22:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Prospectville, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest airport
Turner Field (N34)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-32-300
Registration
N31699
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Islip → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
NYC85LA033

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

PLT STATED HE ALLOWED THE ACFT TO GO LOW ON FINAL APPROACH. COLLISION WITH TERRAIN SEPARATED THE LANDING GEAR BUT PLT RECOVERED CONTROL AS ACFT REBOUNDED AND EXECUTED A SUCCESSFUL GO-AROUND. PLT DIVERTED WITH ESCORT TO NEARBY MILITARY ARPT WHERE CFR FACILITIES WERE AVAILABLE AND PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL NO WHEELS LNDG. PLT STATED HE HAD FLOWN 4.5 HOURS UNDER HOOD (IFR TRAINING), INCLUDING 7 APPROACHES, DURING A 250 MI CROSS-COUNTRY EARLIER IN THE DAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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