Piper PA-20 N7646K
3 August 1979 · Red Star, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 August 1979 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-20 registered N7646K was involved in an accident during in flight near Red Star, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Red Star, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-20
- Registration
- N7646K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Flippin, Ar → Blackwell, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1499
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
LEFT MAGNETO IGNITION COIL FAILED.RIGHT MAGNETO PRIMARY LEAD GROUNDED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Lakeville, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Dec 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Ithaca, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 May 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Radium, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1979 | Breezy DDJ-1 | Roselawn, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |