Piper PA32RT N2174G
28 August 1981 · Happy Camp, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 August 1981 at about 09:10 local time, a Piper PA32RT registered N2174G, operated by Golden Bear, was involved in an accident during in flight near Happy Camp, California, 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 09:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Happy Camp, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA32RT
- Registration
- N2174G
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Golden Bear
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Santa Ana, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3504
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
ACFT OBSD CIRCLING BFR ACDNT.ARCHEOLOGISTS W CAMERAS ABD.D/A APRX 5500FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 1981 | Piper PA32RT | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1980 | Piper PA32RT | Oakley, Idaho, United States | GEM Flite Cntr | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1980 | Piper PA32RT | Cape Charles, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1982 | Piper PA32RT-300 | Excelsior Sprin, Missouri, United States | James R. Ellena | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1980 | Piper PA32RT | Pineville, Louisiana, United States | Modern Flying | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1980 | Piper PA32RT | Columbus, Ohio, United States | COR Aviation, I | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |