Piper PA-32 N3234W
14 March 1973 · Aurora, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 14 March 1973 at about 14:05 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N3234W, operated by Richard Pustav, was involved in an accident during static near Aurora, Colorado, United States. 7 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Aurora, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sky Ranch Airport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N3234W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard Pustav
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → El Paso, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0855
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
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
PLT NOT PROPERLY CERTD FOR FLT.ONE PAX HAD NO SEAT OR SEAT BELT.A PAX DEPLANED TO REMOVE A CHOCK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 1973 | Piper PA-32 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | Allen Aviation | No injuries | - |
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| 3 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-32 | Savery, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |