Piper PA-28-181 N8272Y
30 July 1986 · Monument Valley, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 July 1986 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N8272Y, operated by Sudon Corp., was involved in an accident near Monument Valley, Utah, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Monument Valley, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Monument Valley (71V)
- Coordinates
- 37.0796, -110.2501
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N8272Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sudon Corp.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Page → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN86LA217
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
THE PLT WAS LANDING ON A 3100 FT DIRT RWY, AT AN ARPT WITH MTNS NEARBY. HE SAID THAT JUST BEFORE LANDING, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL & 'THE BOTTOM FELL OUT.' SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT LANDED HARD & THE RGT MAIN LNDG GEAR FAILED. THERE WAS NO WX RPRTG FACILITY AT THE ARPT. THE PLT RPRTD THE WIND WAS LIGHT & THE TEMP WAS APRX 75 DEG AT THE TIME OF THE ACDNT. THE ARPT ELEV WAS 5192 FT.
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 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 1986 | Cessna 152 | Price, Utah, United States | Monarch Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1986 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Goshen, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1986 | Cessna 150 | St. George, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1986 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Vernal, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-22-150 | Cedar City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1986 | Cessna 172F | Ephraim, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |