Piper PA-28-181 N8089C
27 July 1985 · Leon, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 July 1985 at about 16:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N8089C, operated by John J. Meyers, was involved in an accident near Leon, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Leon, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Marshall Warren Private
- Coordinates
- 40.7395, -93.7493
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N8089C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- John J. Meyers
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chariton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC85LA170
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 PLT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE WAS ON FINAL APCH TO LAND, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT & ITS RATE OF DESCENT INCREASED. HE APPLIED POWER TO CORRECT THE SITUATION, BUT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR HIT A FENCE POST APRX 10 FT SHORT OF THE RWY & FAILED. SUBSEQUENTLY, WHEN THE ACFT WAS LANDED, IT SETTLED ON ITS LEFT WING & WAS FURTHER DAMAGED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 9,402 records for this type
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