Piper PA-32 N3821W
15 August 1975 · Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 August 1975 at about 20:24 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N3821W, operated by Cherokee Flyin, was involved in an accident during in flight near Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N3821W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Cherokee Flyin
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Broomfield, Co → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3591
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 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
ACFT HEARD AT LOW ALT, BFR CRASH. PILOT-METRO COND NOT ADEQUATE FOR TRRN ASSESSMENT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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