Piper PA-38 N4324E
7 July 1979 · St.paul, Minnesota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 July 1979 at about 16:15 local time, a Piper PA-38 registered N4324E, operated by Air Associates, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near St.paul, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St.paul, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- St Paul Downtown
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38
- Registration
- N4324E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Associates
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3837
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
FIRST SOLO FLIGHT.COLLIDED W UTILITY POLE & WIREDRG FORCED LNDG.FUEL SEL PSND TO EMPTY TANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1979 | Piper PA-38 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Atlantic FLT S | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1979 | Piper PA-38 | Chesterville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1979 | Piper PA-38 | Guymon, Oklahoma, United States | James Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1979 | Piper PA-38 | Aventon, North Carolina, United States | Air Care, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-38 | Bellevue, Idaho, United States | Sun Valley AV1 | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Sep 1979 | Piper PA-38 | Sunset, Texas, United States | Couch Flying S | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |