Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-32-260 N400TH

26 August 1986 · Stoney River, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 August 1986 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-32-260 registered N400TH was involved in an accident near Stoney River, Alaska, 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 18:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Stoney River, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-32-260
Registration
N400TH
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC86LA141

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 PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LIFTOFF HE FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED INTO THE RIVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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