Piper PA-22 N8537C
18 December 1971 · Block Island, Rhode Island, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 December 1971 at about 10:09 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N8537C was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Block Island, Rhode Island, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:09
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Block Island, Rhode Island, United States
- Nearest airport
- Block Island St
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N8537C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Westerly, Ri
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4114
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
WND GUSTING TO 32K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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