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Piper PA-28 N8351S

12 October 1981 · Killeen, Texas, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 12 October 1981 at about 22:46 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N8351S, operated by The Plane Thin, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Killeen, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:46
Classification
Accident
Location
Killeen, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Killeen Muni
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28
Registration
N8351S
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
The Plane Thin
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Austin, Tx → S
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-3106

People

3 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 3 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.

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