Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-22-160 N8525D

16 September 1985 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 September 1985 at about 18:50 local time, a Piper PA-22-160 registered N8525D, operated by Jesse L. Cole, was involved in an accident near Fairbanks, Alaska, 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 18:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Fairbanks Int'l (FAI)
Coordinates
64.8096, -147.7195
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-160
Registration
N8525D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Jesse L. Cole
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Anchorage → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC85LAA04

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

THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE RWY AND THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CONTACTED A SIGN FOLLOWING A LOSS ON CONTROL DURING LANIDNG. THE PLT REPORTED BEING AWARE OF THE RIGHT QUARTERING X-WIND BUT THE ACFT BOUNCED DURING THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN. THE LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT GEAR CONTACTED THE RWY FIRST AND THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY WHERE THE STABILIZER CONTACTED A SMALL SIGN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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