Piper PA-38 N4376E
19 September 1978 · Indianapolis, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 September 1978 at about 23:45 local time, a Piper PA-38 registered N4376E, operated by Oklahoma UNV., was involved in an accident during in flight near Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Indianapolis
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38
- Registration
- N4376E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Oklahoma UNV.
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Dayton, Oh → St. Louis, Mo
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4043
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
BOTH MAGNETOS PN4050,4051 HAD SHORTED CONDENSORSPNM3087.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-38 | Schaumburg, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1978 | Piper PA-38 | Florence, South Carolina, United States | Mann Aircraft | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-38 | Romeo, Michigan, United States | McKinley Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 May 1978 | Piper PA-38 | Aztec, New Mexico, United States | Shakespeare | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1978 | Piper PA-38 | West Townshend, Vermont, United States | Mid-Island Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-38 | Albion, New Jersey, United States | Garden State F | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 |