- Date
- April 7, 1986, 02:00 local (07:00 UTC)
- Place
- Chesapeake, VA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9636WPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860407086939A
- Case key
- 11205
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Before the flt, the plt was observed drinking in a bar. He & 3 others then drove to the arpt, where rprtdly, the wx was bad & the visibility was restricted by fog. After awhile, the plt stated he was going to taxi the acft around the arpt & invited the others to join him. Two of the others got into the acft, but the 4th person was concerned about the conditions & refused to go. The plt started the eng & taxied to the end of the rwy. The acft was then observed to takeoff & begin a rgt turn, then the witness lost sight of the plane. Moments later, he heard the sounds of the plane crashing. An investigation revealed the acft had collided with trees & crashed on arpt property, about 500 ft ene from the apch end of rwy 28. No preimpact mechanical problem was evident. Toxicology checks showed the plt had a blood/alcohol lvl of 0.08% & a urine/alcohol lvl of of about 0.14%. The passengers had blood/alcohol lvls of 0.03% & 0.07%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9636W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-23094
- Airframe hours
- 2,523
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Louisiana Delta
- Registered owner
- Claire P. Benedict
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 15, 1986 · 86 hours before
- Airport
- PVG · Hampton Roads, runway 2, 3,526 × 70 ft, asphalt
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
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 123 total · 60 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 120° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORF, 13 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.