Piper PA-32 N3976X
29 November 1978 · Mc Grath, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 29 November 1978 at about 18:42 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N3976X, operated by HUB Air Servic, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Mc Grath, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mc Grath, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mc Grath
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N3976X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- HUB Air Servic
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4363
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 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
DARK NIGHT W/ LIMITED VISUAL CUES.PLT HAD ARGUMENT ABT LACK OF FLT TIME.PLT STD SOME INST INOP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1978 | Piper PA-32 | Denison, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 11 May 1978 | Piper PA-32 | Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-32 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1978 | Piper PA-32 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1978 | Piper PA-32 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-32 | South Boston, Virginia, United States | Swift Air Deli | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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