Aviation Crash Map

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.

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