Piper PA-24 N8074D
27 December 1973 · Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 December 1973 at about 10:37 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N8074D, operated by Prop Wash, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Baer Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N8074D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Prop Wash, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Makin, Ga
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4031
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 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.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 1973 | Piper PA-24 | Mud Butte, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-24 | Weed, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 May 1973 | Piper PA-24 | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1973 | Piper PA-24 | Othello, Washington, United States | Campbell Ranch | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1973 | Piper PA-24 | Lodi, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1973 | Piper PA-24 | Nixon, Pennsylvania, United States | Advertising DI | Fatal | 1 |
All 2,700 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 | - |