Piper PA-28 N774FC
7 December 1971 · Hilo, Hawaii, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 December 1971 at about 17:47 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N774FC, operated by Cherokee Flyer, was involved in an accident during in flight near Hilo, Hawaii, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hilo, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N774FC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Cherokee Flyer
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Honolulu, Hawaii → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-3385
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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
RECOVERED 12/8/71 IN LAVA BED. PLT HAD REQ DF POS BEFORE IMPACT, WAS WAY RT OF INTENDED CRSE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Meridianville, Alabama, United States | Fayetteville F | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Wanaque, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Price, Utah, United States | Dewey Aviation | Fatal | 4 |
| 27 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Alaska Aeromar | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Fitzgerald, Georgia, United States | Colony Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Grimes, Iowa, United States | DES Moines Fly | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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