Piper PA-32 N4850S
15 January 1971 · Shrewsbury, Vermont, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 January 1971 at about 10:08 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N4850S, operated by Delaware Aviat, was involved in an accident during in flight near Shrewsbury, Vermont, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Vermont, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rutland
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N4850S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Delaware Aviat
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0010
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 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
NO WITNESSES FOUND. ACFT HIT GND IN STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 1971 | Piper PA-32 | Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean South Lat. | Blackwell Flyi | No injuries | - |
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| 6 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-32 | Bowlng Green, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1971 | Piper PA-32 | Llano, Texas, United States | William A Hibb | Minor injuries | - |
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