Piper PA-39 N8884Y

23 April 1976 · Mitchell, South Dakota, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 23 April 1976 at about 23:57 local time, a Piper PA-39 registered N8884Y, operated by Atmospherica, I, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Mitchell, South Dakota, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 23 April 1976 at 23:57
Classification: Accident
Location: Mitchell, South Dakota, United States
Nearest airport: Mitchell Muni
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Piper PA-39
Registration: N8884Y
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: Atmospherica, I
Operating rule: Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight: Corporate/Executive
Phase of flight: Landing
Route: Pierre, Sd → S
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: IMC
Light: Night (Dark)
NTSB number: 3-1105

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	0	1	1	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.

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IFR CIRCLING APCH

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Source

NTSB record 3-1105, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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Other Piper PA-39 accidents

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
24 Apr 1976	Piper PA-39 N8895Y	Fairfield, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
21 Jan 1976	Piper PA-39 N8868Y	Clover Lick, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	Wemco Crane AN	Fatal	3
27 Apr 1974	Piper PA-39 N8844Y	Tangier Isl, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Madge Incorpor	No injuries	-
10 Nov 1973	Piper PA-39 N8868Y	Lake Como, Florida, United States no coordinates	Wemco Crane AN	No injuries	-
2 Sep 1979	Piper PA-39 N8859Y	Bloomfield Twp, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 Mar 1972	Piper PA-39 N8901Y	Scottsboro, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Campus Inns of	No injuries	-

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