Piper PA-22 N9539D
3 July 1971 · MacHias, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 July 1971 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N9539D was involved in an accident during in flight near MacHias, New York, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- MacHias, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N9539D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Akron, Ny → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0918
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 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
HIT LT POLE DURING SECOND PASS AT FRIENDS CAMP SITE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 27 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Mountain Home, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Apr 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Fairfield, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Woolwich, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sunland Pk, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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