Piper PA-24 N7689P
21 December 1970 · Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 December 1970 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N7689P was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Benedum
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N7689P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Indianapolis, Ind → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2392
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
DESCENDED BELOW PUBLISHED APCH MIN DURING SECONDATTEMPT. HIT TREES ON HILL.RECOVERY DATE 12/22/70
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 1970 | Piper PA-24 | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1970 | Piper PA-24 | Fair Oaks, California, United States | DON Ball Enter | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1970 | Piper PA-24 | Kimberly, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Aug 1970 | Piper PA-24 | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | Hurtig Impleme | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1970 | Piper PA-24 | Cottonport, Louisiana, United States | Erie Manufactu | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1970 | Piper PA-24 | Easton, Pennsylvania, United States | I.e.shaffer Co | No injuries | - |
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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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |