Piper PA-38 N24147
8 September 1979 · Sunset, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 September 1979 at about 17:45 local time, a Piper PA-38 registered N24147, operated by Couch Flying S, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Sunset, Texas, 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 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sunset, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38
- Registration
- N24147
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Couch Flying S
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Ft.worth, Tx → Bowie, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2555
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
ACFT DMG DRG LNDG ROLL-OUT IN PLOWED FLD.CARB ONTHIS ENG NOT EQUIPPED W ACCELERATION PUMP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
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