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Piper PA-28-140 N8790N

28 February 1999 · Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 28 February 1999 at about 20:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N8790N was involved in an accident near Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. 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 20:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, United States
Nearest airport
Lakes Region Airport (8B8)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-140
Registration
N8790N
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Alton Bay → Laconia
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC99LA068

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 1 1 0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to use a preflight briefing service, resulting in an in flight encounter with snow, and subsequent precautionary landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot did not obtain a weather briefing from a Flight Service Station before departing Alton Bay Seaplane Base, Alton Bay, New Hampshire. While en route to Laconia, New Hampshire, he encountered snow and diverted to Lakes Region Airport, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. The pilot landed approximately 1,250 feet beyond the approach end of Runway 30, a 2,540 foot long runway. The airplane bounced several times, overran the runway, and struck a pile of dirt approximately 50 feet beyond the departure end of the runway. The pilot was not instrument rated.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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