Piper PA-32 N3639W
21 August 1970 · Princeton, Illinois, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 21 August 1970 at about 02:48 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N3639W, operated by Chicagoland AI, was involved in an accident during in flight near Princeton, Illinois, United States. 7 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Princeton, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Piper
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N3639W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Chicagoland AI
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Detroit, Mich → Moline, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-1224
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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
LOST ENG OIL FOR UNDETERMINED REASON. LND ON HIWAY. L WG STRUCK BRIDGE MARKER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-32 | Palm Beach, Florida, United States | PFC Inc | Fatal | 2 |
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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 |