Piper PA20 N8043C
24 May 1964 · Greenville Me, Maine, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 May 1964 at about 13:00 local time, a Piper PA20 registered N8043C was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Greenville Me, Maine, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenville Me, Maine, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA20
- Registration
- N8043C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0608
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FUEL TANK SELECTOR CONTRL IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 1964 | Piper PA20 | Harrisonburg Va, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1964 | Piper PA20 | Ft Leonardwood Mo, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1964 | Piper PA20 | Wainwright Alas, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1964 | Piper PA20 | Mt View Okla, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1964 | Piper PA20 | Paxson Alas, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1964 | Piper PA20 | Portage Alas, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |