Piper PA28-151 N32029
21 December 1984 · Tuxedo, North Carolina, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 21 December 1984 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA28-151 registered N32029 was involved in an accident near Tuxedo, North Carolina, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tuxedo, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28-151
- Registration
- N32029
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Augusta → Asheville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL85LA062
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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 RECENTLY CERTIFIED PRIVATE PLT WAS UNDER A VFR FLT PLAN AND CONTINUED THE FLT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WX CONDITIONS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER THE ACFT OUT OF THE LOW CEILING, IT WAS FLOWN INTO THE HIGH TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1984 | Piper PA28-140 | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States | Wyse, Roger E. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1984 | Piper PA28-180 | Holdrege, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1984 | Piper PA28-151 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | Eugene Clifford Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1984 | Piper PA28-151 | Pecan Island, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1984 | Piper PA28-140E | Montmorenci, Indiana, United States | T. L. Smith | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Oct 1984 | Piper PA28-151 | Lake Village, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1984 | Aerospatiale SA341G | Cornelius, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1984 | Bellanca 8KCAB | New Bern, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1984 | Cessna 150G | Rockingham, North Carolina, United States | Howell's Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-34-200 | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1984 | Beechcraft V35B | Marion, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1984 | Cessna P210N | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |