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Piper PA-24 N8372P

20 April 1979 · Sula, Montana, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 20 April 1979 at about 12:00 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N8372P was involved in an accident during in flight near Sula, Montana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 12:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Sula, Montana, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-24
Registration
N8372P
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Sand Point, Id → Salt Lake City, Ut
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-0755

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 2 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

STALLED WHILE MAKING 180 TURN IN NARROWING PASS ON RISING TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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