Piper PA-28R N29242
7 December 1980 · Jamaica, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 December 1980 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N29242, operated by Harcourt Color, was involved in an accident during in flight near Jamaica, New York, 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jamaica, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jf Kennedy Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N29242
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Harcourt Color
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Atlantic City, Nj → Lawrence, Ma
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3588
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
DMG & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.ACFT NOT RCVRD. PILOT-INADVERTENT PENETRATION OF CLOUDS
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 | - |
| 31 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 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 | - |
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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 | - |