Piper PA-32 N3287W
14 August 1975 · Chandlerville, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 August 1975 at about 21:54 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N3287W, operated by 140 Flying CLU, was involved in an accident during in flight near Chandlerville, Illinois, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chandlerville, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N3287W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- 140 Flying CLU
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Grand Marais, Mn → Springfield, Il
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3586
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 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
ELT SEPARATED FROM ACFT AND ANTENNA SEPARATED FROM ELT.WX IN AREA RPTD HVY OVCST 75 PCT GND FOG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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