Piper PA-22 N3427A
17 October 1978 · Tell City, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 October 1978 at about 19:03 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N3427A was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Tell City, Indiana, United States. 3 people were on board. In all, 4 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground, and 1 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tell City, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Perry County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N3427A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Lexington, Ky → Evansville, In
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-4439
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 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
DIVERTED TO TELL CITY DUE RADIO FAILURE.LND RWY 31.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 22 Jul 1978 | Piper PA-22 | Bettles, Alaska, United States | - | Serious 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 |