Piper PA-32-260 N3545W
10 May 1984 · Lafayette, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 May 1984 at about 05:00 local time, a Piper PA-32-260 registered N3545W was involved in an accident near Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-260
- Registration
- N3545W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lafayette → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW84LAMS4
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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 ACFT HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE 5/10/84. THE OWNER CALLED FOR HIS ACFT PREFLIGHTED AND DEPARTED ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING. AN OFF SHORE OIL RIG SPOTTED A TWIN ENGINE ACFT HEADING SOUTH. SEARCH EFFORTS BY CAP WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PLT GAVE NO INDICATION OF HIS INTENTIONS OR POSSIBLE DESTINATION. THE PLACE OF DEPARTURE IS USED AS AN ARBITRARY LOCATION OF ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-32-300 | Prospectville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-32-260 | Brunswick, Maine, United States | Bangor Int'l Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-32-300 | Niceville, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1984 | Piper PA-32-300 | Oxnard, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-32-260 | Woodstock, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1984 | Piper PA-32-260 | Woodstock, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,695 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1984 | Cessna 180 | Rayville, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1984 | Grumman G-164A | Eunice, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1984 | Boeing 747-200 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1984 | Cessna 150F | Monterey, Louisiana, United States | Leon C Winters | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1984 | Maule M-6-235 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1984 | Cessna A185F | Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |