- Date
- May 28, 1985, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Athens, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8816NPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850528021109A
- Case key
- 6803
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Analysis
The acft lost pwr while en route from kenosha, WI, to decatur, AL, and attempted a forced landing on an ag strip. Duringthe landing roll the acft struck a truck which was parked in the middle of the runway. During post crash examination of the acft no fuel was found in or around the wreckage. There was also no evidence of any fuel leakage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8816N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-25664
- Airframe hours
- 2,491
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Russell Shears
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 14, 1984
- Departed
- ENW · Kenosha, WI
- Destination
- DCU · Decatur, AL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 780 total · 89 in this make and model · 630 as pilot in command · 46 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HSV, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8816N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.