- Date
- October 18, 1986, 08:20 local (12:20 UTC)
- Place
- Jamestown, NY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N33808Piper PA-28-235
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861018049239A
- Case key
- 30470
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The non-inst rated plt had received a telephone wx briefing prior to the planned flt. Marginal VFR wx was forecast for the route with vis 1/8 mile and fog. The acft was located aprx 24 hrs later in a heavily wooded area about 200 yds east of and parallel to the departure rwy. Inspection of the wreckage revealed no preimpact damage or malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33808
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-10065
- Airframe hours
- 888
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B4B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David C. Moehrle
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- JHW · Jamestown, NY
- Destination
- TDZ · Toledo, OH
- Airport
- JHW · Chautauqua, runway 25, 5,300 × 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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 823 total · 425 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JHW, 2 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.