Pineville Munt Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Pineville, Louisiana 71360
Friday, June 7, 1985 10:31 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

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.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/7/1985
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1031
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City PINEVILLE
Event State LOUISIANA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 71360
Event Date Year 1985
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport PINEVILLE MUNT
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 9LAG
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport 140
Airport Elevation 100
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1053 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 65
Weather Observation Facility ID ESF
Elevation of weather observation facility 108
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 9
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 2000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 3
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 30
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 21
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 270
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 8
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 0
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 2
On Ground, Serious Injuries 2
Injury Total Fatal 2
Injury Total Minor 2
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 2
Injury Total All 6
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2195
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jun 7 1985 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1100
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 29935
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N4507V
NTSB Number FTW85FA247
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire Ground
Aircraft Explosion Ground
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name PIPER
Aircraft Model PA-28RT-201T
Aircraft Series Identifier PA-28RT-20
Aircraft Serial Number 28R7931286
Certified Max Gross Weight 2900
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection May 28 1985 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 15
Airframe Hours 925
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name ED BRATTON
Aircraft Owner Street Address 11437 FOREST VIEW DR
Aircraft Owner City NEVADA CITY
Aircraft Owner State CA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 95959
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name RYAN BICKHAM
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 3921 NARAIS
Operator City NEW ORLEANS
Operator State LA
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code SHV
Departure City SHREVEPORT
Departure State LA
Departure Country
Departure Time 930
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:30AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 17
Runway Length 3000
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --