Piper PA-24 N7839P
29 September 1980 · Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 September 1980 at about 11:35 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N7839P was involved in an accident during in flight near Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N7839P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Tulsa, Ok → Baton Rouge, la
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3253
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
PLT RPRTD MALFUNCTION OF DG & ATTITUDE IND.EMPENNAGE & BOTH OUTER WING PANELS SEPD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-24 | Bottoms Bridge, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-24 | Texarkana, Texas, United States | Sikeston Aero | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-24 | Sandusky, Ohio, United States | Pipeline Equip | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1980 | Piper PA-24 | Iola, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-24 | Lauderhill, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-24 | Ngrapevine, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
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Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |