Piper PA-24 N7398P
16 April 1971 · Palmdale, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 April 1971 at about 15:10 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N7398P was involved in an accident during in flight near Palmdale, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palmdale, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N7398P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Los Angeles, Calif → Calexico, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0351
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 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
MTN TOPS OBSCD BY CLOUDS.DRG 180 DEGREE TURN ACFT HIT MTN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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 | - |
| 7 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Youngs Flying | Fatal | 2 |
| 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 | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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