- Date
- August 4, 1982, 04:10 local (08:10 UTC)
- Place
- Concord, NH
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N81786Piper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report August 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820804038659A
- Case key
- 70324
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was advised during the 0028 & 0203 wx briefings that VFR flt was not recommended. At 0304 the plt called fss to activate his flt plan & was again advised VFR flt was not recommended. At 0403 the flt was given Concord wx & at 0406WAS cleared into the Concord control zone to maintain special VFR at or below 3,000 ft. at approximately 0410 the acft collided with trees about 4.5 mi nw of the arpt. The plt was qualified to fly only VFR air taxi.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81786
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8016216
- Airframe hours
- 772
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Coastal Air Services, Inc.
- Registered owner
- James Ballantyne
- Departed
- GON · Groton, CT
- Destination
- CON · Concord, NH
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 23
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,070 total · 945 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 142 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CON, 5 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.