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 October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 23, 1985 · about 8:40 pm local time
- Place
- Toronto, Ohio · Dyer · 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
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI86LA014.