Piper PA-24-250 N6282P
31 March 1986 · Fallon, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 31 March 1986 at about 21:10 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N6282P, operated by Donald Stelling, was involved in an accident near Fallon, Nevada, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fallon, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fallon Municipal (FLX)
- Coordinates
- 39.4993, -118.2890
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N6282P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Donald Stelling
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dyer → Fallon
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA86LA090
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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
WHILE ON FINAL APCH TO THE ARPT, THE ACFT'S ENG CEASED OPERATING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING A HARD FORCED LANDING ON A BASEBALL FLD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-24-260 | Ft. Dix, New Jersey, United States | Norman A.sharpless/Wm.shirey | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Sep 1986 | Piper PA-24-180 | Danville, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-24-250 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-24-250 | Peoria, Arizona, United States | William D. Whitley | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-24-250 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-24-260 | Big Spring, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 1986 | Cessna 180K | Emigrant Pass, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1986 | Cessna 172 | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1986 | Cessna 172N | Pioche, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1986 | Eiriavion Oy PIK 20-D | Minden, Nevada, United States | Robert Thornequist | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1986 | Hanson JUNGMANN 131E | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Gerald E. Hanson | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1986 | Maule M-6-235 | Fallon, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |