Piper PA-24 N8647P
14 December 1980 · Newport News, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 December 1980 at about 16:17 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N8647P was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Newport News, Virginia, 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 16:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newport News, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Patrick Henry Int
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N8647P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Portsmouth, Va → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3585
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
FLASHING IN HOOF MODEL A73V SELECTOR VALVE LODGED IN EXIT PORT.ACFT STRUCK UNMARKED STATIC WIRE.
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 |
All 2,700 records for this type
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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 | - |