Piper PA-24 N6943P
11 April 1980 · Texarkana, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 April 1980 at about 12:57 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N6943P, operated by Sikeston Aero, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Texarkana, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Texarkana, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Texarkana Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N6943P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sikeston Aero
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Sikeston, Mo → Texarkana, Ar
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0389
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
DEVIATED DUE TSTMS.DEPARTED WITHOUT FULL FUEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-24 | Bottoms Bridge, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 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 |
| 17 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-24 | East Freedom, Pennsylvania, United States | United Air TRA | Fatal | 2 |
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 | - |