Piper PA-28 N43406
27 August 1980 · Plymouth, Michigan, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 27 August 1980 at about 21:56 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N43406 was involved in an accident during in flight near Plymouth, Michigan, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plymouth, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mettetal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N43406
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Flippin, Ar → Flint, Mi
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-2897
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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
COLLIDED W PARKING METER DRG FORCED LNDG AT NGT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Eugene Aircraf | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 May 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Cooperstown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Medina, Ohio, United States | Choi Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
| 16 Feb 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Redding, California, United States | Air Gemini, Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Nov 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Myerstown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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 | - |