Piper PA-28 N4278T
16 July 1972 · Gualala, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 July 1972 at about 19:20 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N4278T, operated by Lets Fly, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Gualala, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gualala, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ocean Ridge
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N4278T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lets Fly, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Santa Rosa, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-1055
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
OBS SAW ACFT ENTER 200 FT OCST.AFTER T/O. CRASHED 3 MINS LATER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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