- Date
- March 13, 1986, 19:05 local (Mar 14, 1986, 00:05 UTC)
- Place
- Williamstown, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8259EPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860313006449A
- Case key
- 30179
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Analysis
The plt executed VOR rwy 09 apch to the arpt at night and during low visibility conditions that ranged from 100 to 400 feet due to fog. The acft first collided with a house, followed by two parked cars and then main impact with a second house. The accident site was about one-half mile east of the airport and north of the extended rwy 09/27 centerline. The acft was headed northwest at the time of the impact. Witnesses heard engine sounds just prior to impact. The plt was returning home from a business trip that constituted the day of and day before the accident
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8259E
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8190022
- Airframe hours
- 482
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gregory A Tootell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 14, 1986 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- Morristown, NJ
- Destination
- Cross Keys, NJ
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 17N · Cross Keys
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 477 total · 397 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 100° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 100 ft
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHL, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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