Piper PA-38 N4447E
2 May 1980 · Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 May 1980 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-38 registered N4447E, operated by North Central, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States. One person was on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States
- Nearest airport
- North Central St
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38
- Registration
- N4447E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- North Central
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1681
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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
N4447E ON LONG LOW FINAL, N9866T OBS TO DESCEND IN FRONT OF ACFT.47E THEN OVERTOOK 66T DRNG GO-ARND
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-38 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-38 | Stratford, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1980 | Piper PA-38 | Provo, Utah, United States | Alpine AVN | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1980 | Piper PA-38 | Visalia, California, United States | Hanford FLT CE | No injuries | - |
| 29 Feb 1980 | Piper PA-38 | Edinburg, Texas, United States | MC Allen Avtn | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1980 | Piper PA-38 | Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States | North Central | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-38 | N.richlnd Hill, Texas, United States | Pattillo Leas | No injuries | - |
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 | - |