Piper J5A N38289
5 May 1972 · Spanaway, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 May 1972 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper J5A registered N38289 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Spanaway, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spanaway, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ft.lewis Strip 7
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J5A
- Registration
- N38289
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0781
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 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
A/S INDICATOR INOPERATIVE, NOT EQUIPPED WITH FLAPS. PLT MADE HI SLIPPING APCH, FULL NOSE UP TRIM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J5A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1972 | Piper J5A | Bark River, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1973 | Piper J5A | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1971 | Piper J5A | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1971 | Piper J5A | Varner, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1974 | Piper J5A | Westford, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1970 | Piper J5A | Smyrna, Delaware, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |