Piper PA-24 N8726P
16 December 1974 · Augusta, Maine, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 December 1974 at about 18:25 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N8726P, operated by Lapejac Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Augusta, Maine, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Augusta, Maine, United States
- Nearest airport
- Augusta State
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N8726P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lapejac Inc
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Norfolk, Va → Bangor, Me
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4109
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 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
ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, MISSED AS ROAD TURNED, STRUCK DITCH.DARK NIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1974 | Piper PA-24 | Austin, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1974 | Piper PA-24 | Cape May, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1974 | Piper PA-24 | Nw Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1974 | Piper PA-24 | MacOn, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1974 | Piper PA-24 | Cutchogue, New York, United States | Beatrice McArd | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1974 | Piper PA-24 | Georgetown, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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