- Date
- July 18, 1985, 20:53 local (Jul 19, 1985, 00:53 UTC)
- Place
- Nantucket, MA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8247APiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850719032299A
- Case key
- 35923
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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.
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Ifr procedure - improperCause
Proper altitude - disregardedCause
Proper alignment - not maintainedCause
Missed approach - not performedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Descent - uncontrolledCause
Analysis
The acft was observed in a medium left bank turning through a south southwest heading as it appeared from the clouds. The acft continued to descend in that attitude until it collided with the trees about 3.5 miles southeast of the arpt. The plt and passenger were helped out of the wreckage by a local plt and emergency personnel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8247A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8116001
- Airframe hours
- 1,132
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D36, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hossein K. Torabzadeh
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 15, 1985 · 108 hours before
- Departed
- OWD · Norwood, MA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ACK · Nantucket Mem., runway 24, 6,303 × 150 ft, macadam
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 426 total · 251 in this make and model · 292 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 10 knots
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ACK, 1 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.