Piper PA-28 N4503X
3 May 1976 · Big Island, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 May 1976 at about 12:50 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N4503X, operated by Southern Air C, was involved in an accident during in flight near Big Island, Virginia, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Island, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N4503X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Southern Air C
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Lynchburg, Va → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0733
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
HIGH WINDS OVR MTNS.TOURIST OBSERVED ACFT CIRCLING AT ALT BELOW OBSERVATION POINT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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