Piper PA-32 N4847S
8 July 1971 · El Indio, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 July 1971 at about 17:15 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N4847S was involved in an accident during in flight near El Indio, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Indio, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N4847S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Eagle Pass, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1307
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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
PLT WAS LOOKING AT CATTLE HE HAD JUST BOUGHT. HIT WIRES 50 FT AGL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 1971 | Piper PA-32 | Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean South Lat. | Blackwell Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1971 | Piper PA-32 | Grimes, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1971 | Piper PA-32 | Anderson, Indiana, United States | Weiss MacHiner | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-32 | Bowlng Green, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1971 | Piper PA-32 | Llano, Texas, United States | William A Hibb | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-32 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Fremont Flyers | No injuries | - |
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