Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-34 N42866

3 July 1974 · Myerstown, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 3 July 1974 at about 11:20 local time, a Piper PA-34 registered N42866 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Myerstown, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 11:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Myerstown, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest airport
Lebannon Valley
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-34
Registration
N42866
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Hagerstown, Md → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-2655

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

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

PLT ELECTED TO LND AT UNLGTD ARPT.T/D IN WHEAT FIELD ADJ TO RWY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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