Piper PA-28 N4235T
8 December 1972 · Grand Tower, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 December 1972 at about 18:04 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N4235T, operated by Allen County A, was involved in an accident during in flight near Grand Tower, Illinois, 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 18:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Tower, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N4235T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Allen County A
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Marion, Ill → Brady, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3741
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
WX AT DEP POINT.DEPD SPCL VFR CLNC.LOW CIGS, RAIN, FOG FCSTD ENTIRE RTE.RCVRD 12/13/72.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Vashon Hghts, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
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| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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