Piper PA-24 N5491P
15 July 1972 · Kewanna, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 July 1972 at about 09:50 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N5491P was involved in an accident during in flight near Kewanna, Indiana, 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 09:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kewanna, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N5491P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Cincinnati, Ohio → Plymouth, Ind
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2264
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
FSS SAID VFR FLT NOT ADVISED. PLT HAD ADVANCED ARTERIOSCLEROSIS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 11 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Hopedale, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |