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Piper PA-60 N3642J

7 May 1981 · San Angelo, Texas, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 7 May 1981 at about 15:41 local time, a Piper PA-60 registered N3642J, operated by Stone Charter, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near San Angelo, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:41
Classification
Accident
Location
San Angelo, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Mathis
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-60
Registration
N3642J
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Stone Charter
Operating rule
Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight
Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Ruidoso, Nm
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-0358

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 2 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

UPPER DOOR OPN'D IMMEDIATELY AFTR T/O. PLT COULDNOT MAINTAIN CLIMB OR SPEED. DOOR OUT OF RIG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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