Piper PA-24 N8779P
7 July 1971 · Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported · Fatal
Summary
On 7 July 1971, a Piper PA-24 registered N8779P, operated by Youngs Flying, was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N8779P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Youngs Flying
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Route
- Harlingen, Tex → Mobile, Ala
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2074
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
ACFT DMG AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 6 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Glenville, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,700 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 1971 | Cessna 177B | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Nov 1971 | Beechcraft A23 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Aces Flying CL | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Dec 1971 | Cessna 150J | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Pompano Beach | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Burgess Aviati | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Jun 1971 | Cessna 172 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Willi Aero, Inc | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Apr 1971 | Cessna 180 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |