Piper PA 60-700P accident near Hampton, Georgia, September 20, 1985
On September 20, 1985 at about 8:40 am local time, a Piper PA 60-700P, registered N6905A, was substantially damaged in an accident near Hampton, Georgia (Henry County Bear Creek airport). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 20, 1985 · about 8:40 am local time
- Place
- Hampton, Georgia · Henry County Bear Creek · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 60-700P · all PA 60-700Ps on the register
- Registration
- N6905A · no longer on the register · serial 608423001
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT FEATHERED THE #2 ENG DURING FLT WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. #1 ALTERNATOR FAILED TO PRODUCE POWER AND WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED THE BATTERY WAS DEPLETED TO THE POINT THAT THE COCKPIT INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE ACFT WAS LANDED FAST AND OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY & COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT WHICH COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR & BUCKLED THE ACFT NOSE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,915 hours in all; 540 in this make and model; 258 in the last 90 days; 81 in the last 30 days; 1,825 as pilot in command; 341 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 577 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, July 17, 1985; 105 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,315 lb
- Seats: 3
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming TSI-540 SER. (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Equipment Leasing CORP.
The flight
- Departed from: CLT Charlotte NC
- Destination: 4A7 Hampton GA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 24, 3,375 ft by 40 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 200° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:30 am
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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