Piper PA-28-180 N7942N

Summary

On 23 July 1988 at about 01:21 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N7942N was involved in an accident near Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 July 1988 at 01:21

Classification

Accident

Location

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Smith Reynolds (INT)

Coordinates

36.1609, -80.2300

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N7942N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Myrtle Beach

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

Unk

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL88FA219

4 people died.

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

N7942N CRASHED INTO A BUILDING SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF FROM RUNWAY 21. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR A LEFT TURNOUT OVER RUNWAY 33. A WITNESS ESTIMATED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD REACHED 300 FEET WHEN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED. THE INVESTIGATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THE AIRPLANE WAS ESTIMATED TO HAVE BEEN OVER ITS DESIGNED GROSS WEIGHT FOR FLIGHT, AND WAS ALSO OUTSIDE THE FORWARD C.G. LIMITS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.