Piper PA-24 N9388P
23 April 1971 · Charlotte, North Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 April 1971 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N9388P, operated by Sundorph Aeron, was involved in an accident during in flight near Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Douglas Mun.
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N9388P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sundorph Aeron
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Cleveland, Ohio → Jacksonville, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0371
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
TWR ADVSD EXPECT ILS, PLT PLANNED VOR APCH.OVERFLEW APCH LEG OF RWY, DRG INTERCEPT VECTOR HIT TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Lander, Wyoming, United States | Lincoln Broadc | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Laverne, California, United States | Pomona Valley | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Seven Bar Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Youngs Flying | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Iowa City, Iowa, United States | Johnson County | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Estherville, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |