Piper PA-20 N6978K
15 April 1972 · Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 April 1972 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-20 registered N6978K was involved in an accident during in flight near Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, United States. 3 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vincent
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-20
- Registration
- N6978K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Wilmot, Wis → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1501
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
FABRIC TORE PARTIALLY OFF TOP OF FUSELAGE DURG FLT.PLT LVLD OFF HI, CLSD THROTTLE, ACFT DROPPED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-20 | Ogden, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1972 | Piper PA-20 | Charlotte, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-20 | Jamestown, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-20 | Dania, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1972 | Piper PA-20 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1972 | Piper PA-20 | King Salmon, Alaska, 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 | - |