Piper PA-23 N3249P
21 July 1973 · Ona, West Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 July 1973 at about 15:35 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N3249P was involved in an accident during in flight near Ona, West Virginia, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ona, West Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N3249P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Worthington, Ky → Beckley, W Va
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1933
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
PLT FLEW INTO TSTM. ARPT MGR AT DEP GOT FSS WEA BRIEF FOR PLT. CAUTIONED ABOUT DROP IN FCST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-23 | Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States | Archway Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1973 | Piper PA-23 | Hanover, New Hampshire, United States | JIM Hankins A* | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 May 1973 | Piper PA-23 | Boone, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1973 | Piper PA-23 | Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States | Green Acres RA | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-23 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Southern Insti | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1973 | Piper PA-23 | White Plains, New York, United States | Linden Flight | No injuries | - |
All 1,716 records for this type
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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 | - |
| 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 | - |