Piper PA-32R-300 N75225
5 February 1982 · Lambsburg, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 February 1982 at about 19:12 local time, a Piper PA-32R-300 registered N75225, operated by Air Security Transport Corpora, was involved in an accident near Lambsburg, Virginia, 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 19:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lambsburg, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.5800, -80.7610
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Registration
- N75225
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Security Transport Corpora
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Winston Salem → Knoxville
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82FA047
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
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN AIR TAXI FLIGHT TO TRANSPORT 2 PRISONERS AND WAS TO BE OPERATED ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN IN VFR CONDITIONS ONLY. PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, THE PILOT HAD OBTAINED 12 WEATHER BRIEFING. IN 2 OF THE BRIEFINGS, VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. AT ABOUT 1338, HE DEPARTED FROM WINSTON-SALEM IN VFR CONDITIONS ON A FLIGHT TO KNOXVILLE, TN. WITNESSES, SOUTH OF THE CRASH SITE, REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT HEADING NORTH NEAR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I-77. THEY REPORTED THE ENGINE WAS STEADY AND LOUD. ONE WITNESS STATED THAT THE PLANE WAS FLYING AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL, WELL BELOW THE MOUNTAINS AHEAD. REPORTEDLY, THERE WAS FOG IN THE AREA AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WERE COMPLETELY OBSCURED BY FOG. ONE OR TWO MINUTES LATER THEY HEARD THE CRASH. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PLANE HAD IMPACTED THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN WHILE IN LEVEL FLIGHT, THEN BURNED. NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION/FAILURE OR FOUL PLAY WAS FOUND. THE PILOT HAD RECENTLY BEEN HIRED AND THIS WAS ONLY HIS SECOND FLIGHT AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND WITH THIS COMPANY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-32R | Brownsville, California, United States | Steve Grimm Golden Bear Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-32R | Rochester, Massachusetts, United States | GEN. Enterprises, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Ruidoso Muni, New Mexico, United States | Curtis Lewis | Fatal | 3 |
| 11 May 1982 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Iuka, Mississippi, United States | David Harris | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Gustavus, Alaska, United States | Layton A . Bennett | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-32R-301T | San Gorgonio, California, United States | Douglas Kruse | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 1982 | Cessna 150 | Red Oak, Virginia, United States | Jerry M. Daniel | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1982 | Beechcraft 90 | Hot Springs, Virginia, United States | D. S. Ingalls | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1982 | Cessna 414A | Ashland, Virginia, United States | Ashland Properties | Fatal | 8 |
| 23 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-31-350 | Richmond, Virginia, United States | Mid South Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1982 | Bell 206B | Gate City, Virginia, United States | Imperial Intn'l | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-31-310 | Spencer, Virginia, United States | 7 C's Transportation, Inc. | Fatal | 8 |