Piper PA-32 N4243T
28 February 1981 · Escalante, Utah, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 February 1981 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N4243T was involved in an accident during in flight near Escalante, Utah, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Escalante, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N4243T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Page, Az → Provo, Ut
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3616
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 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
RECOVERY DATE 3/9/81.
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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