Piper PA-28R N4809T
11 September 1980 · Troy, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 September 1980 at about 02:40 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N4809T, operated by Caro Wings FLI, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Troy, North Carolina, 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 02:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Troy, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Montgomery County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N4809T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Caro Wings FLI
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Star, Nc → Rock Hill, Sc
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2662
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
WITNESS SAW ACFT FLY INTO LOW CLOUDS SHORTLY AFTER TKOF.NO PREV ACTUAL INST EXPERIENCE.FND 9/17/80
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Carroll, Iowa, United States | Thorsen Aviati | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Gloucester, Virginia, United States | Langley Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 May 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Westrockhill, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Ogden, Utah, United States | Northern Utah | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Mountain Home, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,342 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 | - |