Piper PA-28-161, N8436T: Accident occurred December 11, 2020 at Nantucket Memorial Airport (KACK), Massachusetts

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. 

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity: 

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Boston, Massachusetts 

https://registry.faa.gov/N8436T

Location: Nantucket, MA 

Accident Number: ERA21LA079

Date & Time: December 11, 2020, 14:30 Local

Registration: N8436T

Aircraft: Piper PA-28-161 

Injuries: 1 None 

Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Piper 

Registration: N8436T

Model/Series: PA-28-161 161 

Aircraft Category: Airplane

Amateur Built: No

Operator: 

Operating Certificate(s) Held: None

Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: VMC

Condition of Light: Day

Observation Facility, Elevation: ACK,48 ft msl

Observation Time: 14:30 Local

Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles

Temperature/Dew Point: -12.8°C /-13.3°C

Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear 

Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 7 knots / , 210°

Lowest Ceiling: None

Visibility: 9 miles

Altimeter Setting: 30.15 inches Hg 

Type of Flight Plan Filed: None

Departure Point: New Bedford, MA (KEWB)

Destination: Nantucket, MA

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 None

Aircraft Damage: Substantial

Passenger Injuries: N/A 

Aircraft Fire: None

Ground Injuries:

Aircraft Explosion: None

Total Injuries: 1 None

Latitude, Longitude: 41.259407,-70.058238