Piper PA-28RT-201 N8291Z
21 October 1988 · Frederick, Maryland, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 October 1988 at about 21:53 local time, a Piper PA-28RT-201 registered N8291Z, operated by Ronald L. Spring, was involved in an accident near Frederick, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Frederick, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Frederick (FDK)
- Coordinates
- 39.4194, -77.4091
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28RT-201
- Registration
- N8291Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ronald L. Spring
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Louisville → Frederick
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO89FA003
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
DRG ARR, DULLES APCH CTL (IAD) CLRD FLT TO FREDERICK TVOR (FDK) AT 4000' & TRMTD RADAR CTL WITH HANDOFF TO BALTIMORE APCH CTL (BWI). FLT WAS CLRD FOR ILS RWY 23 APCH & TOLD TO RPRT IBND ON APCH. PROC FOR APCH WAS TO FLY OBND ON FDK 048 DEG RADIAL TO RICKE INT/OM, MAKE PROC TURN (MIN ALT 2300'), RTRN TO OM ON ILS COURSE (HDG 229 DEG, MIN ALT 1600') & INTERCEPT GLIDE PATH. HOWEVER, FLT DEPD FDK ON NORTHERLY & SOMEWHAT ERRATIC COURSE. BWI DID NOT HAVE POSITIVE RADAR CTC (RCVD ONLY 2 RTRNS DRG ARR & NO RTRNS BLO 3800'). ABEAM RICKE INT/OM, ACFT MNVRD (AS IF IN A PROC TURN). AS IT WAS TURNING BACK TWD FDK, PLT RPRTD 'PROC TURN IBND, RWY 23' & WAS CLRD TO ADZY FREQ (NO FURTHER RDO CTC WITH ACFT). ACFT THEN TURNED WEST. AFTER MNVRG ABT 8 MIN, IT HIT MTS ABT 7 MI NW OF ARPT (ELEV 1700') ON HDG TWD FDK. IAD HAD RADAR CTC &MIN SAFE ALT WARNING (MSAW) OCCURRED BFR ACDNT. IAD CTLR DIDN'T TRY ALERTING BWI OR PLT, BUT MSAW WAS AFTER PLT WAS CLRDTO ADZY FREQ. CANCELED NOTAM STILL ISSUED AS ACTIVE, BUT FDK WAS PLT'S HOME BASE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28RT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Concord, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Douglas Cunningham | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1988 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Gans, Pennsylvania, United States | James Jacobs/Daniel Ferri | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 May 1988 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Lampasas, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 1988 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Millbrook, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1988 | Cessna 180 | Annapolis, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1988 | Cessna 172P | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | Aero Flight Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1988 | Boeing 737 | Salisbury, Maryland, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1988 | Aeronca 11AC | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1988 | Robinson R22A | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1988 | Cessna 172 | Oakland, Maryland, United States | Robert W. Davis | No injuries | - |