Piper PA-32R-300 N5260F
20 October 1986 · Nashville, Tennessee, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 October 1986 at about 13:10 local time, a Piper PA-32R-300 registered N5260F, operated by Emert Mobile Homes, was involved in an accident near Nashville, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nashville (BNA)
- Coordinates
- 36.1096, -86.6591
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Registration
- N5260F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Emert Mobile Homes
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Knoxville → Nashville
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL87FA007
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED FOR THE LOCALIZER APPROACH TO RWY 31. THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPORT IN SIGHT. THE FLIGHT DESCENDED INTO THE CLOUD LAYER AND CRASHED ABOUT 1000 FEET SHORT OF THE MIDDLE MARKER. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY AIRCRAFT PROBLEM. THE APPROACH MDA IS 1040 FEET. THERE WAS NO REPORTED CEILING AND THERE WAS A .25 MILE VISIBILITY. THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT QUALIFIED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 1986 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Grafton, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Morris, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1986 | Piper PA-32R-300 | San Jose, California, United States | Flight East Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Perry, Iowa, United States | Hawkeye Eagle Trailers | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1986 | Piper PA-32R | Cedar Key, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1986 | Bell 206B III | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1986 | Piper PA-14 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Thomas Day Oates | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1986 | Bell 206L-1 | Jamestown, Tennessee, United States | Customaire, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Oct 1986 | Cessna R172K | Rockwood, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1986 | Boeing 727-232 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1986 | Boeing 737-200 | Nasville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |