Piper PA-24 N5638P
12 September 1967 · Avalon, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 September 1967 at about 12:42 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N5638P, operated by Cloverleaf AVI, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Avalon, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Avalon, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Catalina
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N5638P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Cloverleaf AVI
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0744
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
PLT ENTERED FOG BANK/STRATUS LAYER 200FT ABV ANDADJACENT TO APPROACH END OF RNWY.ARPT WX GIVEN PLT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb 1967 | Piper PA-24 | Olathe Kans., Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1967 | Piper PA-24 | Tomah, Wisconsin, United States | Rarick Hardwar | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Oct 1967 | Piper PA-24 | Bermda Duns, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1967 | Piper PA-24 | Bigelow, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1967 | Piper PA-24 | Maude, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-24 | Angleton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
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