Piper PA-28-180 N8288W
20 February 1986 · Statesboro, Georgia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 February 1986 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N8288W was involved in an accident near Statesboro, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Statesboro, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.4396, -81.7707
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N8288W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL86FKG07
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AFTER ENCOUNTERING A DOWNDRAFT OVER A WOODED AREA AT ABOUT 500 FT AGL. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE FLEW OUT TO OVERLOOK SOME LAND FROM THE AIR. TO AVOID AIR TRAFFIC IN THE LANDING PATTERN HE DROPPED DOWN TO ABOUT 550 FT AND MADE 2 CIRCLES AROUND THE LAND AFTER WHICH HE WAS TURNING TO ENTER DOWNWIND FOR LANDING WHEN HE OVERFLEW A WOODED AREA. AFTER SOME TURBULENCE THE ACFT STARTED SINKING. THE PLT ADDED POWER AND PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE. THE ACFT STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1986 | Joachim Hoehne PAZMANY PL-4A | Canton, Georgia, United States | Joachimr Hoehne | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1986 | Grumman American G-164A | Quitman, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1986 | Beechcraft A-23-24 | Meldrim, Georgia, United States | Thomas B. Polanski | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1986 | Piper PA-32-260 | Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 17 Nov 1986 | Cessna 210L | Buford, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |