Piper PA-28R N7496J
18 February 1981 · Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 February 1981 at about 22:53 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N7496J, operated by Shenk Aviation, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Baer Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N7496J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Shenk Aviation
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- South Bend, In → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0188
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
CRASHED APRX 2600FT L OF RWY 4 CENTERLINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-28R | Westcliffe, Colorado, United States | Walthers Inves | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-28R | Lumberton, New Jersey, United States | RWR Precision | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-28R | Livingston, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jan 1981 | Piper PA-28R | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-28R | Houghton, Michigan, United States | Leasair | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1981 | Piper PA-28R | Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | 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 | - |
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| 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 | - |