Piper PA-32 N3709W
8 August 1968 · Morrisville, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1968 at about 11:12 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N3709W, operated by Hortman Aviati, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Morrisville, Pennsylvania, United States. 5 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morrisville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Morrisville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N3709W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hortman Aviati
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2656
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 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
SIGHTSEEEING FLT.PLT STATED FUEL SELECTOR MAY HAVE BEEN BETWEEN TANKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 1968 | Piper PA-32 | Skamania, Washington, United States | Horizon Aviati | Fatal | 5 |
| 7 Oct 1968 | Piper PA-32 | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | SAM D Hewlett | Fatal | 6 |
| 18 Jul 1968 | Piper PA-32 | Denison, Iowa, United States | West Central * | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1968 | Piper PA-32 | Brunswick, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jun 1968 | Piper PA-32 | Sacramento, California, United States | Bates Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1968 | Piper PA-32 | Vermilion Bay, Canada | Chicago Aircra | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |