Piper PA-32 N55679
20 September 1978 · Yuma, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 September 1978 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N55679, operated by Deer Valley AI, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Yuma, Arizona, 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yuma, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Yuma Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N55679
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Deer Valley AI
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Phoenix, Az
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2916
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
TRUCK TURNED IN FRONT OF TAXIING ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1978 | Piper PA-32 | Denison, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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