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Piper PA-28-161 N8247A

19 July 1985 · Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 19 July 1985 at about 00:53 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N8247A was involved in an accident near Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:53
Classification
Accident
Location
Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
Nearest airport
Nantucket Mem. (ACK)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-161
Registration
N8247A
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Norwood → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC85LA184

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 2 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 ACFT WAS OBSERVED IN A MEDIUM LEFT BANK TURNING THROUGH A SOUTH SOUTHWEST HEADING AS IT APPEARED FROM THE CLOUDS. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND IN THAT ATTITUDE UNTIL IT COLLIDED WITH THE TREES ABOUT 3.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE ARPT. THE PLT AND PASSENGER WERE HELPED OUT OF THE WRECKAGE BY A LOCAL PLT AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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