Piper PA-32 N3538W

Summary

On 12 April 1970 at about 18:15 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N3538W, operated by Skyway Aviati*, was involved in an accident during in flight near Belle, Missouri, United States. 7 people were on board and 6 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 April 1970 at 18:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Belle, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-32

Registration

N3538W

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Skyway Aviati*

Operating rule

Air Taxi Operator

Purpose of flight

Air Taxi-Passenger Operations

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

St.louis, Mo → Ft.leonard Wood, Mo

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

3-1391

6 people were seriously injured.

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

FOREIGN PIECE OF METAL BECAME ENMESHED IN CRANKSHAFT IDLER GR.CAUSED GR FAILURE.STRUCK CREEK BANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.