Piper PA-44 N18KC
29 December 1980 · Oceanside, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 December 1980 at about 17:24 local time, a Piper PA-44 registered N18KC was involved in an accident during in flight near Oceanside, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oceanside, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-44
- Registration
- N18KC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Carlsbad, Ca → Carlsbad, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-3244
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 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
DITCHED IN PACIFIC OCEAN 8MI WNW OF OCEANSIDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-44 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-44 | Olathe, Kansas, United States | K.c.piper | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-44 | Helen, Georgia, United States | Midwest Aircra | Fatal | 4 |
| 13 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-44 | Ormond Beach, Florida, United States | Embry Riddle | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-44 | Useppa Island, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-44 | San Jose, California, United States | Flying Country | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-44 | Batavia, New York, United States | William B McHe | Fatal | 2 |
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 | - |