Piper PA-28 N5324S
22 August 1971 · Sanibel, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 August 1971 at about 15:36 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5324S, operated by Sunair Aviatio, was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Sanibel, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sanibel, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Casa Ybel
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N5324S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sunair Aviatio
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Route
- Venice, Fla → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1780
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
HIT 5 OF ROW OF 60 FT TREES PARALLELING STRIP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Meridianville, Alabama, United States | Fayetteville F | No injuries | - |
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| 27 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Alaska Aeromar | Minor injuries | - |
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