Piper PA-28-151 N6785F
16 March 1987 · Kerrville, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 March 1987 at about 01:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-151 registered N6785F was involved in an accident near Kerrville, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kerrville, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kerrville (ERV)
- Coordinates
- 30.0392, -99.1294
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-151
- Registration
- N6785F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Alpine → Kerrville
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- FTW87FA078
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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 NON-INSTRUMENT PILOT CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. THE ACFT STRUCK TOP OF RIDGELINE WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND WAS DEMOLISHED. NO EVIDENCE OF A PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT WAS FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 7 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28 | Prospectville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-28-181 | Florida City, Florida, United States | American Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-28-181 | Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1987 | Cessna 152 | New Caney, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1987 | Cessna 150 | San Angelo, Texas, United States | David Sibley | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1987 | Cessna 182P | Refugio, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-18-150 | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | George West, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172P | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |