Piper J4E N35896
28 January 1972 · Vacaville, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 January 1972 at about 22:55 local time, a Piper J4E registered N35896 was involved in an accident during in flight near Vacaville, California, 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 22:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vacaville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nut Tree
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J4E
- Registration
- N35896
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0115
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
STOLEN ACFT HIT STATIC CABLE ABOVE PWR LINES. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.25 PLUS, MINUS 0.020 PCT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J4E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1975 | Piper J4E | Port Lavaca, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1969 | Piper J4E | Yucca Valley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1975 | Piper J4E | Easley, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1968 | Piper J4E | Edinburg, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1968 | Piper J4E | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1968 | Piper J4E | Sharpsburg, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious 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 | - |