Piper PA-28R-200 N5054T
12 January 1984 · Tracy, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 January 1984 at about 15:42 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N5054T was involved in an accident near Tracy, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tracy, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tracy Municipal (036)
- Coordinates
- 37.7309, -121.4200
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Registration
- N5054T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Las Vegas
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- LAX84FA138
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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 FLIGHT DEPARTED UNDER INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, WITH VISIBILITY RESTRICTED TO ONE QUARTER MILE BY FOG. THE CEILING WAS OBSCURED. AFTER DEPARTURE WITNESSES HEARD THE AIRCRAFT MAKE WHAT APPEARED TO BE A LEFT TURN. NEXT THEY HEARD THE ENGINE SOUND INCREASE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD THUD. THE ACFT WAS FOUND WHERE IT HAD IMPACTED AN EMBANKMENT, NEXT TO A ROAD ON RELATIVELY LEVEL TERRAIN, APPROXIMATELY 1/8 MI FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 25. NO EYEWITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT COULD BE LOCATED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PLT HAD CALLED THE SACRAMENTO FSS BY TELEPHONE. AT 0771, HE OBTAINED AN IFR CLEARANCE WITH A VOID TIME OF 0730. THERE WERE NO FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE PLT & THE FSS. BEFORE TAKEOFF, THE ACFT WAS PARKED ABOUT 2 MIN TAXI TIME FROM RWY 25. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSTRUMENT FLYING HANDBOOK, AC 61-27B, 5 MIN IS NEEDED FOR GYRO INSTRUMENTS TO BE OPERATIONAL. HOWEVER, THE ACTUAL TIME ALLOWED BY THE PLT (FOR THE INSTRUMENTS TO BECOME OPERATIONAL) IS NOT KNOWN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 1984 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Hayward, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Put-In-Bay, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-28R-200 | La Salle, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1984 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Crowell, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Norfolk, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1984 | Piper PA-28R-201T | East St. Louis, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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