Piper PA-28RT-201T accident near Pineville, Louisiana, June 7, 1985
On June 7, 1985 at about 3:31 pm local time, a Piper PA-28RT-201T, registered N4507V, was destroyed in an accident near Pineville, Louisiana (Pineville Munt airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed. 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
- June 7, 1985 · about 3:31 pm local time
- Place
- Pineville, Louisiana · Pineville Munt · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28RT-201T PA-28RT-20 · all PA-28RT-201Ts on the register
- Registration
- N4507V · no longer on the register · serial 28R7931286
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AND FAST ON THE RELATIVELY SHORT, SLOPING RUNWAY. AFTER BOUNCING FOUR TIMES, THE PILOT RAPIDLY ADDED THROTTLE ON THE TURBOCHARGER-EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB. WITNESSES OBSERVED SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST, AND DESCRIBED HIGH PITCH ATTITUDE AND LOW AIRSPEED AS THE AIRCRAFT NARROWLY CLEARED A ROAD-SIDE PARKING AREA ON A HILL OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED STALL & POST-STALL GYRATION, AND COLLIDED WITH THE STRESSED CONCRETE ROOF OF A WOMEN'S DORMITORY AT CENTRAL STATE HOSPITAL. FIRE ERUPTED; FOUR PATIENTS WERE INJURED. BOTH AIRCRAFT OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. TEARDOWN REVEALED NO MECH. MALFUNCTION.
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: single-engine land; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 1,500 hours in all; 25 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 925 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 28, 1985; 15 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,900 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-360-FB (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: SHV Shreveport LA at 2:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 3,000 ft by 75 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 86°F (30°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:53 pm from ESF, 9 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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