Piper PA-32 N178RB
15 November 1981 · Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 November 1981 at about 21:12 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N178RB, operated by Moyer Aviation, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, 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 21:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pocono Mtns Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N178RB
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Moyer Aviation
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Millinocket, Me → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3525
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
IMPACT APRX 480FT BLO MDA, NGT VOR APCH.PLT NA IFR ON AIR TAXI.WITNESSES ESTD CLG BTN 300 & 1000FT.
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 | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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