Piper PA-23 N4897P
18 January 1972 · Chambers, Nebraska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 January 1972 at about 01:04 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N4897P, operated by Kime Flying SE, was involved in an accident during in flight near Chambers, Nebraska, 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 01:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chambers, Nebraska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N4897P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Kime Flying SE
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Omaha, Nebr → Hot Springs, S Dak
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0753
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
R ENG FEATH FOR UNDETERMINED REASON. PLT FAILED TO MAINTAIN SAFE ALT. FLEW INTO PHONE POLE, WIRES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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