Piper PA-32 N3900W
3 October 1981 · Akron, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 October 1981 at about 21:50 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N3900W was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Akron, Colorado, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Akron, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Akron
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N3900W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Boulder, Co
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3222
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
32FT CHANGE IN RWY ELEVATION, MOST OCCURRING IN 1ST HALF OF RWY 27.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-32 | Butler, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-32 | Liberty, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-32 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | Kwik Kold Refr | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-32 | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 May 1981 | Piper PA-32 | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | Sunrise Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-32 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,695 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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