Piper PA-28R N8708E
31 December 1980 · Elkhart, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 December 1980 at about 12:02 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N8708E was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Elkhart, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elkhart, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Elkhart Municipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N8708E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Bloomington, In → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3683
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
SIGMET OF MDT, OCNLY SVR ICGICIP PROVIDED.LNDD HARD DRG VOR APCH.3/4IN ICE ON HORIZ STAB.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Carroll, Iowa, United States | Thorsen Aviati | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Gloucester, Virginia, United States | Langley Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Westrockhill, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Ogden, Utah, United States | Northern Utah | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Mountain Home, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |