- Date
- August 17, 1985, 23:35 local (Aug 18, 1985, 03:35 UTC)
- Place
- Newburyport, MA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8371CPiper PA-28-151
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850817039429A
- Case key
- 35614
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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
The pilot attempted a landing at night with an inoperative landing light and no runway lights. After circling the airport 3 or 4 times he attempted a landing. The aircraft received substantial damage and the pilot received serious injuries. The passenger received minor injuries.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8371C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-151
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287615096
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gerard R. Euell
- Registered owner
- Design Construction Mgmt. Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 4, 1985 · 42 hours before
- Departed
- PVC · Provincetown, MA
- Airport
- 2B2 · Plum Island, runway 28, 2,520 × 50 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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 237 total · 18 in this make and model · 186 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.