Piper PA28 N8709W
31 January 1965 · El Paso Ill, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 January 1965 at about 18:53 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N8709W was involved in an accident during in flight near El Paso Ill, Illinois, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Paso Ill, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N8709W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 2-0046
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 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
PILOT OCCUPATION-VETERINARIAN.DURING FLIGHT THE RIGHT WING FAILED, DUE TO POSITIVE OVERLOADS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | Wallkill Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1965 | Piper PA28 | Morristown Nj, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1965 | Piper PA28 | Valdosta Ga, Georgia, United States | Moody Aero CLU | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1965 | Piper PA28 | Columbia Ill, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1965 | Piper PA28 | Bartow Fla, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1965 | Cessna 150 | Mulino Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |