Piper PA-28-235 N9135W
15 June 1986 · Middle Bass Is., Ohio, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 June 1986 at about 15:32 local time, a Piper PA-28-235 registered N9135W, operated by Feite F.hofman, was involved in an accident near Middle Bass Is., Ohio, United States. 6 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Middle Bass Is., Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- East Point (OH09)
- Coordinates
- 41.6791, -82.8097
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-235
- Registration
- N9135W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Feite F.hofman
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Middle Bass Isl → Port Clinton
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL86LA170
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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
HEAVY RAINS HAD FLOODED THE CAUSEWAY THAT CONNECTED MIDDLE BASS ISLAND TO THE MAIN ISLAND. A FAMILY WAS IN NEED OF TRANSPORTATION OFF THE ISLAND AND THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO FLY THEM TO THE MAINLAND USING THE 2,100 FOOT GRASS AIRSTRIP. THE AIRSTRIP WAS WET WITH MUDDY RUTS. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT LIFT OFF AT MIDPOINT THEN SETTLE BACK TO THE RUNWAY. THE ACFT CONTINUED AND LIFTED OFF IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE ACFT DID NOT GAIN ALTITUDE AND COLLIDED WITH TREES OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, SETTLED INVERTED AND BURNED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-28-161 | Lake Murray, Oklahoma, United States | Edward J. Calbridge | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-161 | Vacaville, California, United States | Air Wise Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-161 | Dodgeville, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1986 | Piper PA-28-150 | San Jose, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-181 | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-180 | Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 1986 | Green PIETENPOL | Mt. Vernon, Ohio, United States | Melvin A. Green | Serious injuries | - |
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| 14 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-25-235 | Melrose, Ohio, United States | Charles W.hiltner | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1986 | Sunburst N/A | Lima, Ohio, United States | Paul L. Kesner | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1986 | Beechcraft A23A | Marysville, Ohio, United States | Henry Burk | No injuries | - |