- Date
- August 3, 1986, 15:50 local (19:50 UTC)
- Place
- Lancaster, PA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9531QPiper PA-60-601P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860803082739A
- Case key
- 30392
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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 Piper PA-60 Aerostar was making a takeoff with five passengers on board. The PIC did not establish any procedures with his co-pilot prior to the takeoff. The aircraft continued off the 4100 ft runway to the overrun finally becoming airborne. The co-pilot then grabbed the controls and pulled the control wheel back. The aircraft climbed and then the left wing dropped and contacted power lines. The aircraft was observed on fire prior to settling to the ground. All five occupants escaped injury, however, the aircraft was destroyed by fire. Both front seat pilots (PIC & co-pilot) had operated PA-60 aircraft as PIC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9531Q
- Reported as
- Piper PA-60-601P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 354
- Airframe hours
- 1
- Engine
- Lycoming TI0-540, 295 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Beaumont Aviation, Corp.
- Registered owner
- Beaumont Aviation Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 3, 1986 · 6 hours before
- Destination
- Bowling Green, WI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- LNS · Lancaster, runway 31, 4,102 × 100 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
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,250 total · 170 in this make and model · 3,080 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- 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.
Other investigations on N9531Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.