# NTSB NYC82AA125: Piper PA-28RT-201, N8192A, Dunkirk, NY, June 17, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: June 16, 1982, 22:28 local (Jun 17, 1982, 02:28 UTC)
- Place: Dunkirk, NY
- Coordinates: 42.469284, -79.330787 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4693&lon=-79.3308&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70524
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82AA125
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70524/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82AA125

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, circling (ifr)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - obscuration (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - ifr procedure - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - minimum descent altitude - below, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE FLT WAS CLEARED FOR A VOR RWY 24 APCH. AT 2226 THE PLT REPORTED THE ARPT IN SIGHT. AT 2228 THE ACFT CRASHED 4,000 FTSOUTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 24 ON A HEADING OF 115 DEG. THE JAMESTOWN,NY 2250 WX OBSERVATION WAS PARTIAL OBSCURATION, ESTIMATED 200 FT OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 1 MI VARIABLE IN LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS & FOG.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8192A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8192A-1983-11-23), registration cancelled 1983-11-23, S/N 28R-8018065 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201 (PA-28RT-20)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28RT-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (registry code 7102818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28R-8018065
- Airframe hours: 723
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-C1C6 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Alton Gordon Herlan
- Registered owner: Great Lakes Aero Distributors,
- Departed: AI, TOLEDO, OH
- Destination: AI, DUNKIRK, NY
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: DKK, Dunkirk Muni, runway 24, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 609 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night/dark
- Visibility: 1 statute miles

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820616043499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820616043499A), Jun 16, 1982: Piper PA28RT201, Dunkirk, NY, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Aircraft crashed during VOR approach. Weather was below minimums.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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