Piper PA-24 N7318P
17 April 1979 · Smithville, New Jersey, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 April 1979 at about 19:45 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N7318P was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Smithville, New Jersey, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Smithville, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Smithville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N7318P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Amityville, Ny → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3626
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 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.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-24 | Ganges, Michigan, United States | Dreger, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-24 | Sula, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1979 | Piper PA-24 | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Odom Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1979 | Piper PA-24 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-24 | Wall, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Piper PA-24 | Hawkinsville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,700 records for this type
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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 | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |