Piper PA-32 N3778W
24 May 1973 · Portland, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 May 1973 at about 22:10 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N3778W, operated by MAD River Airp, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Portland, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Portland, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Steed
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N3778W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- MAD River Airp
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1010
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
TAXIED INTO GAS PUMP 27 IN AGL.RAMP LTD, GAS PUMPWASNT.ACFT TAXI LTS WERE ON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 1973 | Piper PA-32 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | Allen Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1973 | Piper PA-32 | Racine, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Piper PA-32 | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-32 | Savery, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-32 | Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States | Grand Canyon A | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-32 | Ennis, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,695 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |