Piper PA-24-250 N8271P

Summary

On 22 October 1986 at about 19:40 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N8271P was involved in an accident near Crosby, North Dakota, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 October 1986 at 19:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Crosby, North Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Crosby Muni (D50)

Coordinates

48.9097, -103.2909

Aircraft

Piper PA-24-250

Registration

N8271P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Bismarck

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN87FA007

4 people died.

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

CROSBY MUNICIPAL ARPT WAS NOTAM'D CLOSED DUE TO RWY CONSTRUCTION AND RESURFACING. THE PLT AND PAXS WERE EMPLOYEES OF THE ENGINEERING COMPANY PARTICIPATING IN THE ARPT CONSTRUCTION. THE PLT OF N8271P HAD LANDED ON THE CLOSED RWY EARLIER IN THE DAY. THE RWY WAS OCCUPIED BY TWO 3-TON DUMP TRUCKS AND PAVING EQUIPMENT. THE PLT WAS SHOWN A GRASS STRIP THAT WAS SUITABLE FOR TAKEOFF BUT CHOSE THE PAVED RWY. THE ACFT STRUCK THE PAVING EQUIPMENT THAT WAS APPROX 1440 FT FROM THE NEW TAXIWAY USED BY N8271P TO ACCESS RWY 30. ACCORDING TO THE TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE CHARTS, A GROUND RUN OF OVER A THOUSAND FT IS NEEDED WITH OVER 1600 FEET OF DISTANCE TO CLEAR A 50 FT OBSTACLE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.