Piper PA32RT N36839
6 June 1980 · South Bend, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 June 1980 at about 04:43 local time, a Piper PA32RT registered N36839, operated by National Weigh, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near South Bend, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- South Bend, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Michiana Regional
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA32RT
- Registration
- N36839
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- National Weigh
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Indianpolis, In → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1071
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
PLT'S BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL-0.156%.PLT RPRTD IN TURB& DISORIENTED.HIT TREES DRG BASE TURN ON DARK NGT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA32RT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 1980 | Piper PA32RT | Oakley, Idaho, United States | GEM Flite Cntr | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1980 | Piper PA32RT | Cape Charles, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 May 1980 | Piper PA32RT | Pineville, Louisiana, United States | Modern Flying | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1980 | Piper PA32RT | Columbus, Ohio, United States | COR Aviation, I | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1980 | Piper PA32RT | Santa Ana, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1980 | Piper PA32RT | New Haven, Indiana, United States | - | 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 | - |