Piper PA-23 N1434P
16 October 1976 · College Sta, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 October 1976 at about 07:25 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N1434P, operated by Garden Guides, was involved in an accident during in flight near College Sta, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- College Sta, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N1434P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Garden Guides
- Operating rule
- Other
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Dallas, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3303
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
PLT HAD DIFFICULTIES NAVIGATING AFTR TKOF.PLT LOG BOOK NOT FOUND, INST TIME UNK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 1976 | Piper PA-23 | San Carlos, Arizona, United States | Blair Enterpri | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1976 | Piper PA-23 | Hamilton, Montana, United States | Barry Larson & | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Feb 1976 | Piper PA-23 | Hungerford, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1976 | Piper PA-23 | Clewiston, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 26 Sep 1976 | Piper PA-23 | Steamboat Spgs, Colorado, United States | Yegge Hall EVA | Fatal | 6 |
| 8 Mar 1976 | Piper PA-23 | Warwick, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
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| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |