Piper PA-28 N6970F
11 January 1979 · Porterville, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 January 1979 at about 11:15 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N6970F, operated by Porterville AV, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Porterville, California, 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 11:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Porterville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Porterville Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N6970F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Porterville AV
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0016
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.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1979 | Piper PA-28 | New Pt Richey, Florida, United States | Fairfield Aero | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Danville, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Milan, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Oceanside, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Bunnell, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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