Piper PA-28 N3945M
20 March 1981 · El Paso, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 March 1981 at about 19:14 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N3945M was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near El Paso, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Paso, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- El Paso Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N3945M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Las Cruces, Nm → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0616
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 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
WIND GUSTING 31KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 1981 | Piper PA-28 | Preston, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 22 May 1981 | Piper PA-28 | Dalhart, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1981 | Piper PA-28 | Mesa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-28 | Edgerton, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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