Piper PA-32RT N39525
14 October 1998 · Vidalia, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 October 1998 at about 15:45 local time, a Piper PA-32RT registered N39525 was involved in an accident near Vidalia, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vidalia, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vidalia (VID)
- Coordinates
- 32.2093, -82.3999
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32RT
- Registration
- N39525
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fort Pierce → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA99LA009
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight planning by which he failed to obtain NOTAM information, and his failure to identify an hazardous/unsafe condition on the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he obtained a weather and NOTAM briefing before he departed on a VFR flight. Upon landing on runway 24 at his destination airport, the airplane collided with a barrier, and the left main landing gear collapsed. Coordination with FAA Automated Flight Service Stations revealed no record of a weather or NOTAM briefing provided to the accident pilot. A NOTAM was issued 3 months before the accident closing runway 24. Examination of the runway by the FAA after the accident revealed the closed runway was marked in accordance with required publications.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32RT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 1998 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Taos, New Mexico, United States | Flight Training Center | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1997 | Piper PA-32RT-300T | Rye, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Sep 1997 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Oxford, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1999 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Medina, Ohio, United States | Bureau of ATF | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1999 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Cartersville, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Scottsville, Virginia, United States | Blue Ridge Air | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 1998 | Beechcraft BE-55B | Hampton, Georgia, United States | Robert L. West | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1998 | Grumman-Schweizer G164B | Cuthbert, Georgia, United States | Thrash Viation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1998 | Cessna C-172F | Ball Ground, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1998 | Air Tractor AT502B | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1998 | Cessna 175 | Locust Grove, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1998 | Hughes TH-55A | Savannah, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |