Piper PA-32 N8973N
28 November 1971 · Wells, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 November 1971 at about 10:05 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N8973N, operated by Valley Airpark, was involved in an accident during in flight near Wells, Texas, United States. 7 people were on board and 7 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wells, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clint Sessions
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N8973N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Valley Airpark
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Lubbock, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3868
People
7 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 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
TOOK OFF IN KNOWN POOR WEA COND. LOST CTL.
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 | - |
| 24 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-32 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Fremont Flyers | No injuries | - |
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