Piper PA-22 N4331A
22 July 1978 · Bettles, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 July 1978 at about 10:10 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N4331A was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Bettles, Alaska, 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
- at 10:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bettles, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gold Bench
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N4331A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Gold Bench, Ak → Bettles, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3381
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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT STRUCK STORED DRAINAGE PIPE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-22 | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | Star Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jul 1978 | Piper PA-22 | Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-22 | Chesterfield, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1978 | Piper PA-22 | Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 May 1978 | Piper PA-22 | Saint Helen, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 1 Jun 1978 | Piper PA-22 | Warren, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |