Piper PA-28R N4568J
26 March 1972 · Clarksville, Arkansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 March 1972 at about 16:35 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N4568J, operated by TOM Sykes, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Clarksville, Arkansas, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clarksville, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N4568J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- TOM Sykes, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Kansas City, Mo
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0596
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
FLEW INTO OBSCURED MTN SLOPE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 4 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Corvallis, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 4 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
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