Piper PA-28 N9886W
28 May 1978 · Shelter Cove, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 May 1978 at about 09:30 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N9886W was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Shelter Cove, California, 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 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Shelter Cove, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shelter Cove
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N9886W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Garberville, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1017
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
PLT STATED CHART FELL OFF SEAT DISTRACTING HIM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Boston, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Pottsboro, Texas, United States | David & Janice | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Sandgate, Vermont, United States | Turner Field I | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Newberry Spgs, California, United States | Big Bear AVN | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Tannersville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | Flight Safety | No injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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