Piper PA-24 N8920P
1 September 1972 · Alpine, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 September 1972 at about 20:25 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N8920P was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Alpine, Texas, United States. 5 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 20:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alpine, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Altuda Ranch Strp
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N8920P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- San Angelo, Tex → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3926
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
USED AUTO LIGHTS ON UNLIGHTED STRIP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Kewanna, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
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