Piper PA-28 N5852U
9 October 1970 · Hammondsport, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 October 1970 at about 12:40 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5852U, operated by Elmira Aeronau, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Hammondsport, New York, 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 12:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hammondsport, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bath-Hammondsport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N5852U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Elmira Aeronau
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Fire Control
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1645
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 STRUCK ROOF OF HOUSE AND CHIMNEY. PLT DIED 11/25/70.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |