Piper PA-24 N9111P
20 October 1972 · Goldthwaite, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 October 1972 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N9111P was involved in an accident during in flight near Goldthwaite, 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 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Goldthwaite, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N9111P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- San Saba, Tex → Lafayette, la
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3525
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
SWING OVER WHEEL POS L.PLT AT CTLS UNK.HIT WIRESPILOT-DESCENDED BLO MDA FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Kewanna, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 27 May 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Mammoth Lks, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1972 | Piper PA-24 | West Monroe, Louisiana, United States | Crown Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Seymour, Indiana, United States | Com-Naire Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Hopedale, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Erlanger, Kentucky, United States | Greater Cincin | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
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