Piper PA-28 N56845
31 August 1974 · Elkins, West Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 31 August 1974 at about 12:45 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N56845, operated by Wake Aero Sale, was involved in an accident during in flight near Elkins, West Virginia, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elkins, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Elkins-Randolph
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N56845
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wake Aero Sale
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Youngstown, Ohio
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3418
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 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
IFR DEPT NOT IN ACCORD WITH PUBLISHED PROCEDURES.HIT TREES ABT 2000FT MSL APRX 3.5MI NW OF ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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