- Date
- May 10, 1986, 17:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Ludlow, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N999HTPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860510016669A
- Case key
- 6938
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Analysis
An acft fitting the description of the acdt acft was observed entering the lake arm about 7 1/2 mi n of the acdt site. The acft was observed to pull up to clear pwr lines across the lake arm about 2 1/2 mi n of the acdt site. The acft was observed to fly into the unmarked electrical lines across the lake, fall or dive into the water and sink. The pilot was from the local area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N999HT
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7405173
- Airframe hours
- 747
- Engine
- Lycoming O-2360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Herzog Brothers,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 10, 1986 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- Unknown
- Destination
- .FD · Bradford, PA
- Airport
- BFD · Bradford
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 383 total · 383 in this make and model · 312 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BFD, 11 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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