Piper PA-24-400 N400TT
11 November 1987 · Winnemucca, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 November 1987 at about 23:45 local time, a Piper PA-24-400 registered N400TT was involved in an accident near Winnemucca, Nevada, United States. 2 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 23:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Winnemucca, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Battle Creek Ranch
- Coordinates
- 40.9747, -117.7298
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-400
- Registration
- N400TT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Rosa → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA88LA018
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND CLOSE TO THE APPROACH END OF THE RWY. HE MADE THE APPROACH WITH FULL FLAPS AT 85 MPH THE RATE OF DESCENT BECAME EXCESSIVE AND BEFORE RECOVERY WAS AFFECTED THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE NEAR THE RWY THRESHOLD. THE ACC SITE WAS 4400 FT MSL WITH A DENSITY ALT OF 5500 FT. THE PLT STATED THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE 'DRAGGED' THE HEAVILY LOADED ACFT UNDER THE EXISTING CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-24-180 | Danville, Illinois, United States | Anthony Thompson | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1987 | Piper PA-24-260C | Timberon, New Mexico, United States | Blesius, Cornelius | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-24-260B | Akron, Colorado, United States | Bruce G. Deckinga | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-24-180 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | Ford, Robert A. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1987 | Piper PA-24-250 | Buttonwillow, California, United States | Marracci, Louis T | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-24-250 | Lewisburg, Kentucky, United States | Slater, Norman | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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