Piper PA-24-250 N7136P
27 April 1987 · Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 April 1987 at about 00:30 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N7136P, operated by Robert Strickland, was involved in an accident near Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Moore County
- Coordinates
- 35.1809, -79.4603
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N7136P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robert Strickland
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ormand Beach → Southern Pines
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL87LA126
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 PILOT CALLED APPROACH CONTROL AND REPORTED HE WAS OUT OF FUEL AND DIDN'T THINK HE WAS GOING TO MAKE THE AIRPORT. HE HAD LANDED AT AN AIRPORT ENROUTE BUT HAD NOT REFUELED. HE STATED THAT HE STARTED DESCENDING WHEN HE GOT WITHIN TEN MILES OF THE AIRPORT. HE CRASHED AND WAS FOUND LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE AIRPORT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-24-180 | Danville, Illinois, United States | Anthony Thompson | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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