Piper PA-32 N3953W
9 April 1972 · Fort Payne, Alabama, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 April 1972 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N3953W, operated by American Air S, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fort Payne, Alabama, 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Payne, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Isbell
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N3953W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- American Air S
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Gadsden, Ala → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0667
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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