Piper PA-23 N4859P
18 October 1980 · Houston, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 18 October 1980 at about 01:50 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N4859P, operated by R B Williams, was involved in an accident during in flight near Houston, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- William P Hobby
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N4859P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- R B Williams
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Galveston, Tx → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2692
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
EVIDENCE OF MARIJUANA IN PAX COMPARTMENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-23 | East Tawas, Michigan, United States | Mediclinic Inc | Fatal | 4 |
| 13 Feb 1980 | Piper PA-23 | Compton, California, United States | Compton AVN | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1980 | Piper PA-23 | Somerville, New Jersey, United States | Blue Sky AVN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-23 | Little Rag Is, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-23 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | Atlantic Airwa | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1980 | Piper PA-23 | False Pass, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Arwy | Fatal | 1 |
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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 | - |