Piper PA-28 N6617J
26 January 1974 · Christine, North Dakota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 January 1974 at about 19:50 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N6617J, operated by Thunderbird AV, was involved in an accident during in flight near Christine, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Christine, North Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N6617J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Thunderbird AV
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Minot, N Dak → Fargo, N Dak
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0373
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
ATMTNG LET DOWN THRU CLOUDS NR DEST.CANCELLED VFR FLT PLAN.DARK NIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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