Piper PA-24 N5127P
29 April 1972 · Shafter, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 April 1972 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N5127P, operated by Flying Ambassa, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Shafter, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Shafter, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Candelaria
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N5127P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Flying Ambassa
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Midland, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2453
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
LEFT WING HIT 6 FT HIGH OCOTILLO CACTUS ALONGSIDE RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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