Piper PA-24 N5472P
23 July 1981 · Center Grove, Tennessee, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 July 1981 at about 22:52 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N5472P was involved in an accident during in flight near Center Grove, Tennessee, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Center Grove, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N5472P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Arlington, Tx → Atlantic City, Nj
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1997
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
L WING FAILED UPWARD, R WING & STABILATOR FAILED DWNWRD, EMPENNAGE DISINTEGRATED.DARK NGT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-24 | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-24 | Mammoth, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-24 | Sacramento, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1981 | Piper PA-24 | Emporia, Kansas, United States | B.c.enterprise | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-24 | Shallowater, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-24 | Marstons Mills, Massachusetts, United States | The Hardware C | No injuries | - |
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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 | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |