Piper PA-60 accident near Cleveland, Ohio, February 23, 1982
On February 23, 1982 at about 3:08 am local time, a Piper PA-60, registered N8035J, was substantially damaged in an accident near Cleveland, Ohio (Cleveland-Hopkins Intl. airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 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
- February 23, 1982 · about 3:08 am local time
- Place
- Cleveland, Ohio · Cleveland-Hopkins Intl.
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-60 · all PA-60s on the register
- Registration
- N8035J · no longer on the register · serial 600516166
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL FROM A DRY RUNWAY THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN THE AIRCRAFT WITH POWER & BRAKES TO NO AVAIL THEN PUSHED IN THROTTLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO FLY OUT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, WENT THROUGH A SNOWBANK, A SNOW FENCE, AND SLID ACROSS A TAXIWAY.
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 multi-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,207 hours in all; 45 in this make and model; 299 in the last 90 days; 3,090 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,418 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 35 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,700 lb
- Seats: 8
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1F5 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Air Continental Incorporated
The flight
- Departed from: Cleveland OH at 10:00 pm
- Destination: Indianapolis IN
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 36, 6,411 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 8,500 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:25 am from CLE
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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