- Date
- November 19, 1984, 18:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place
- Sandusky, OH
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8462UPiper PA-32R-301T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841119063379A
- Case key
- 12879
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Analysis
The acft collided with trees at night during a short final approach to land and crashed to the ground in the back yard of a private residence. The plt, who was seriously injured in the accident, said he flew a normal pattern into a 15-20 kt wind when tree limbs appeared in the landing lights just before the collision & grnd impact. The wx was VMC with 5000 ft scattered clouds, visibility 15 miles, WIND350 degrees at 10 KTS. UNICOM reported the wind as out of the north at 15 to 20 KTS. All acft component parts were found at the scene except for small wingtip fiberglass pieces. The plt & pass'g are recovering from their injuries
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8462U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-301T (PA-32R-301)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R8229008
- Airframe hours
- 537
- Engine
- Lycoming TI0-540-51AD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Indust'L Equip. Rep. Svc.Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 24, 1983 · 211 hours before
- Departed
- ZGZ · Steubenville, OH
- Destination
- SKY · Sandusky, OH
- Airport
- SKY · Sandusky, runway 36, 2,600 × 40 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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,404 total · 40 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 350° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TOL, 60 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.