Piper PA-32-301 N82009
5 December 1985 · San Jose, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 December 1985 at about 01:30 local time, a Piper PA-32-301 registered N82009, operated by S&G Flight Services, was involved in an accident near San Jose, California, United States. 3 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 01:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Jose Intl. (SJC)
- Coordinates
- 37.3404, -121.9006
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-301
- Registration
- N82009
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- S&G Flight Services
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Visalia → San Jose
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- LAX86LA060
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
AFTER COMPLETING A PERSONAL FLIGHT THE PLT LANDED THE ACFT. UPON TOUCHDOWN ON THE 8899 FT-LONG BY 150 FT-WIDE RWY THE PLT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT. THERE WAS A 70 DEG, 8 KT. RIGHT X-WIND. THE ACFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY'S EDGE, ENTERED A SOFT SHOULDER & ABRUPTLY CAME TO A STOP UPON VEERING 90 DEG TO ITS COURSE. THE PLT, WHO HAD 28.6 HRS OF TIME IN THE MODEL ACFT, ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HAD SHE APPLIED MORE RUDDER & BRAKE PRESSURE THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-32-300 | Perry, Georgia, United States | Geoffrey Green | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-32-300 | Monticello, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-32-301 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Holiday Airways | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-32-300 | Fish Lake Valle, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-32-300 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Chapman Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-32-260 | San Juan | Flemenco Airways, Inc. | Fatal | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1985 | Mooney M20C | Apple Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1985 | Cessna 152 | Shafter, California, United States | Air Center International, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1985 | Cessna 150 | Banning, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 2 Apr 1985 | Cessna 414 | Eagle Mountain, California, United States | - | Unknown | - |