Piper PA-28-140 N16491
3 December 1987 · Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 December 1987 at about 21:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N16491 was involved in an accident near Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pottstown (N47)
- Coordinates
- 40.2495, -75.6406
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N16491
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pottstown → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC88LA052
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
DURING SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WHO WAS WATCHING FROM THE RAMP, SAID THE THE STUDENT PLT SEEMED TO HAVE EXCESSIVE ANGLE OF ATTACK AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON AIRPORT PROPERTY ABOUT 1,000 FEET FROM THE START OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND ABOUT 75 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT SAID THAT HE WAS DOING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | N. Andover, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1987 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | York, Pennsylvania, United States | Richard Summers | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1987 | Boeing B-17G | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-28 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 14 Sep 1987 | Cessna 172D | Scottdale, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |