Piper PA-32 N3583W
7 October 1968 · Charleston, South Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 October 1968 at about 22:23 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N3583W, operated by SAM D Hewlett, was involved in an accident during in flight near Charleston, South Carolina, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N3583W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- SAM D Hewlett
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4544
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 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
NOT INST RATED.BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 230 MG PCT.CRASHED 5.2 MILES FROM ARPT DURING LOCAL NITE FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 1968 | Piper PA-32 | Skamania, Washington, United States | Horizon Aviati | Fatal | 5 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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