Piper PA-24 N5986P
21 January 1972 · Morgantown, West Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 January 1972 at about 13:20 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N5986P was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Morgantown
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N5986P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Willow Springs, Mo → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0010
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 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
DSNDD BLW MDA, HIT MTN 1MI NW OF VOR,2322FT MSL.
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 |
| 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 | - |
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