Piper PA-28RT-201T accident near St. Augustine, Florida, December 31, 1982
On December 31, 1982, a Piper PA-28RT-201T, registered N8412F, was destroyed in an accident near St. Augustine, Florida (St. Augustine airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were seriously injured. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 31, 1982
- Place
- St. Augustine, Florida · St. Augustine
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28RT-201T PA-28RT-20 · all PA-28RT-201Ts on the register
- Registration
- N8412F · registry record · serial 28R-8131165
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
APPROACH CONTROL ADVISED THE FLT AT THE TIME OF THE INITIATION OF THE APPROACH THAT WEATHER FOR THE GENERAL AREA WAS 300 FT OVERCAST, 2 MI IN FOG. THE FLT WAS CLEARED FOR THE VOR RWY 13 APPROACH. THE ACFT STRUCK TREES ABOUT 65 FT AGL IN AN AREA ABOUT 4 MI NW OF THE APPROACH END OF RWY 13. THE MDA IS 560 FT & THE ARPT ELEVATION IS 10 FT.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,635 hours in all; 1,000 in this make and model; 192 in the last 90 days; 82 in the last 30 days; 1,425 as pilot in command; 900 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 528 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 81 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,900 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-360-FB1 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Aerosports, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: C Salisbury NC at 4:50 pm
- Destination: C St. Augustine FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 13, 6,947 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 030° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 300 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 144°F (62°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:50 pm from CRG, 30 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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