Piper PA-24 N8437P
10 October 1979 · Ganges, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 October 1979 at about 07:20 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N8437P, operated by Dreger, Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Ganges, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ganges, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N8437P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dreger, Inc
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Palmyra, Wi → Detroit, Mi
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3538
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
RADAR CONTACT LOST OVER LAKE MICHIGAN.ACFT NOT RECOVERED, INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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