Piper PA-32 N3966W
7 September 1971 · Flint, Michigan, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 September 1971 at about 21:22 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N3966W, operated by Scrub-A-Dub CA, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Flint, Michigan, United States. 6 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Flint, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bishop
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N3966W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Scrub-A-Dub CA
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3947
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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
N3966W LOST ELEC PWR FOR UNDET REASON, HAD NO LTS.CTL TWR AWARE OF PROB, TOOK INADEQUATE PRECAUTION.
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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