- Date
- August 25, 1985, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Worthington, MN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8571WPiper PA-28-235
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850825040119A
- Case key
- 12865
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft had progreesed 16 miles on a 95 mile x-country flt when it was witnessed in low flt over a corn fld. The acft was about 200 ft AGL when it entered a descending right power on turn until ground impact. An autopsy report on the plt disclosed, 'atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease, moderate to focally severe' was present.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8571W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-20083
- Airframe hours
- 2,573
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- J & M Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 27, 1985 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- D03 · Sibley, IA
- Destination
- MKT · Mankato, MN
- Airport
- OTG · Worthington
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 687 total · 123 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FSD, 52 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.