Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-32 N4740S

31 July 1973 · Vandalia, Ohio, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 31 July 1973 at about 11:58 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N4740S was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Vandalia, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 11:58
Classification
Accident
Location
Vandalia, Ohio, United States
Nearest airport
Dayton Mun
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-32
Registration
N4740S
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
New Carlisle, Ohio → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2123

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

LNDD ADJ TO GRASS STRIP ROLLED INTO AREA WHERE THE TAXIWAY HAD BEEN BKN BY AIR HAMMERS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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