Piper PA-28 N8660W
7 November 1971 · Smith River, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 November 1971 at about 15:20 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N8660W, operated by Santa Barbara, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Smith River, California, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Smith River, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ship Shore
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N8660W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Santa Barbara
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Crescent City, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3931
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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.
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