Mahler-Wbr PJ-260 N4030B
23 September 1977 · Westhampton, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 September 1977 at about 12:11 local time, a Mahler-Wbr PJ-260 registered N4030B was involved in an accident during in flight near Westhampton, New York, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Westhampton, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Suffolk County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mahler-Wbr PJ-260
- Registration
- N4030B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4284
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
R STABILIZER BRACE STRUT BROKE. PILOT REMOVED L STRUT. ACROBATICS CONTINUED.AIRCRAFT TAIL FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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