Piper PA-28R N3104R
20 April 1977 · Long Beach, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 April 1977 at about 19:15 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N3104R, operated by D-H Aircraft F, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Long Beach, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Long Beach, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Long Beach Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N3104R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- D-H Aircraft F
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Van Nuys, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-0783
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 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
PILOT ATTMTD TO TURN BACK TO RUNWAY AFTER ENG QUIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 1977 | Piper PA-28R | North Wales, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Feb 1977 | Piper PA-28R | Port Orchard, Washington, United States | Hillsboro AVI | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Aug 1977 | Piper PA-28R | De Witt, Illinois, United States | Cardinal Aircr | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Jun 1977 | Piper PA-28R | El Monte, California, United States | El Monte Fligh | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1977 | Piper PA-28R | Manila, Arkansas, United States | Norfolk Flying | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1977 | Piper PA-28R | Denton, Texas, United States | Avtex | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
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