Piper PA-28R N3990T
31 October 1970 · Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 31 October 1970 at about 12:03 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N3990T was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Martinsburg
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N3990T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Findlay, Ohio → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2937
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 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
DEST BLO MIN.PLT ELECTED TO LND AT ALTERNATE, ALSO BLO MIN.DIDNT RECOGNIZE STA PASSAGE.HIT MTN SIDE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-28R | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | Apple Valley A | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-28R | McAllen, Texas, United States | Upper Valley A | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28R | Montrose, Colorado, United States | Air Utah | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 May 1970 | Piper PA-28R | Boulder, Colorado, United States | KEN Hoffman FL | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-28R | Clearwater, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1970 | Piper PA-28R | Bend, Oregon, United States | Travel Sports | Serious injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| 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 |