Piper PA-28 N9008W
4 October 1970 · Calif.vally, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 October 1970 at about 13:40 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N9008W, operated by World Travel, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Calif.vally, California, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Calif.vally, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- California Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N9008W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- World Travel
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1865
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 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
ACFT OBSVD IN 30DEG L BANK APRX 200FT AGL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Westville, Oklahoma, United States | Rivair Inc | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-28 | San Juan, Texas, United States | Upper Valley A | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Northbrook, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Apr 1970 | Cessna 150 | Novato, California, United States | Spectrum Air, I | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Cessna 172F | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Southeastern | No injuries | - |