Piper PA-28 N44872
27 July 1978 · Muncie, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 July 1978 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N44872, operated by Louisville Fly, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Muncie, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Muncie, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Johnson Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N44872
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Louisville Fly
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Louisville, Ky → Muncie, In
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3547
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.
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ACFT STRUCK CONSTRUCTION MARKERS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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