Piper PA-32 N3245W
14 January 1970 · Richland, Georgia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 14 January 1970 at about 14:45 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N3245W was involved in an accident during in flight near Richland, Georgia, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Richland, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Longleaf
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N3245W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Atlanta, Ga → Richland, Ga
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0057
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 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
THROTTLE KNOB CTL SHAFT RETAIN PIN MISSING PLT LOCKED THROTTLE DRG DSCNT, UN RELEASE DUE LOOSE KNOB
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-32 | Palm Beach, Florida, United States | PFC Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Jun 1970 | Piper PA-32 | Taylor, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-32 | Pima, Arizona, United States | Rhodell Aviati | Fatal | 5 |
| 2 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-32 | Pima, Arizona, United States | OFC Leasing Co | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1970 | Piper PA-32 | Cloudcroft, New Mexico, United States | Alamo Airways | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-32 | New Hudson, Michigan, United States | - | No 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 |