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Piper PA-32 N4047R

19 March 1979 · Dekalb, Illinois, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 19 March 1979 at about 01:30 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N4047R was involved in an accident during in flight near Dekalb, Illinois, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 01:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Dekalb Muni
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-32
Registration
N4047R
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Dauphin Is, al → S
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-1133

People

6 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
6 6 0 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.

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