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Accidents · NTSB CHI86LA014 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Piper PA-22-150 accident near Toronto, Ohio, October 23, 1985

On October 23, 1985 at about 8:40 pm local time, a Piper PA-22-150, registered N6859P, was substantially damaged in an accident near Toronto, Ohio (Dyer airport). It was an instructional 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 November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
October 23, 1985 · about 8:40 pm local time · cases in 1985
Place
Toronto, Ohio · Dyer · cases near this airport · map
Type
Accident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
Weather
visual conditions (good weather)
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-150 · all PA-22-150s on the register
Registration
N6859P · registry record · serial 22-4158
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)

The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record

THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED DURING THE STUDENT PLTS SECOND SOLO LANDING OF THE DAY. RECOVERY WAS MADE BY INITIATING A GO AROUND. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED AGAIN ON THE THIRD LANDING. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT WAS LOST AND IT VEERED LEFT STRIKING TREES.

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: student
  • Flight time: 29 hours in all; 29 in this make and model; 27 in the last 90 days; 1 as pilot in command
  • Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
  • Seat: left

The aircraft

  • Airframe total time: 3,250 hours
  • Last inspection: annual inspection, January 1, 1985; 31 hours since
  • Maximum gross weight: 1,950 lb
  • Seats: 4
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (piston); 0 hours total

The flight

  • Departed from: 1G8 Toronto OH at 8:35 pm
  • Flight plan: none
  • Runway 16, 2,230 ft by 230 ft

Weather at the time

  • Light: daylight
  • Wind: from 150° at 7 knots
  • Visibility: 20 statute miles
  • Sky: broken clouds at 20,000 ft; scat at 3,000 ft
  • Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
  • Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
  • Observation at 8:50 pm from PIT, 18 miles away

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew1

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