Piper PA-28R N2900R
23 September 1972 · Lawton, North Dakota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 September 1972 at about 19:15 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N2900R, operated by Thunderbird AV, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lawton, North Dakota, 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 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lawton, North Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N2900R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Thunderbird AV
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Langdon, N Dak → Minneapolis, Minn
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2989
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
FLEW INTO POOR VIS DUE DARKNESS AND RAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 4 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Corvallis, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 1 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Napa, California, United States | Iasco | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
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| 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 | - |
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