Piper PA-32 N3698W
14 October 1975 · South Boston, Virginia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 14 October 1975 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N3698W, operated by C Lafell Ellio, was involved in an accident during in flight near South Boston, Virginia, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- South Boston, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tuck
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N3698W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- C Lafell Ellio
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- High Point, Nc → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3555
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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
PROP BLADE PITCH CHANGE DOWEL FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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