Piper PA-32R N38642
12 October 1981 · Rochester, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 October 1981 at about 20:20 local time, a Piper PA-32R registered N38642, operated by LEE Air Transp, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Rochester, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rochester, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rochester-Monroe
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R
- Registration
- N38642
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- LEE Air Transp
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3078
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
INTERNAL LEAK IN HYD PORTION OF PWR PACK, PN 9667100.PUMP WOULD RUN CONTINUOUSLY, THEN OVRHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-32R | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 23 Dec 1981 | Piper PA-32R | Wallace, North Carolina, United States | Jackson Enterp | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Jan 1981 | Piper PA-32R | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | Clark Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-32R | Cresco, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-32R | Osborne, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-32R | Mount Hermon, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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 | - |