Piper PA-32 N56508
16 February 1974 · Cherokee, North Carolina, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 16 February 1974 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N56508, operated by Coast Acoustic, was involved in an accident during in flight near Cherokee, North Carolina, United States. 7 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N56508
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Coast Acoustic
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Columbus, Miss → Sevierville, Tenn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0326
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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
ENCTRD SVR DWNDRAFT, UN CHECK DESCENT.INTENTIONALSTALL AT TREE TOP LEVEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 1974 | Piper PA-32 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Heck Flying SE | Minor injuries | - |
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