Piper PA-28 N8843W
11 April 1965 · Los Banos Calif, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 11 April 1965 at about 16:50 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N8843W, operated by Royal Aviation, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Los Banos Calif, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Banos Calif, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Banos
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N8843W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Royal Aviation
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0626
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
TANK IN USE EMPTY, GAUGE READ FULL. PWR PLT-IMPROPER FUEL GAUGE INSTALLED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 1965 | Piper PA-28 | Wheeling Ill, Illinois, United States | Chicagoland AI | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1965 | Piper PA-28 | Palo Alto Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1965 | Piper PA-28 | L.havasu Cty Ariz, Arizona, United States | Palomar Piper | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1965 | Piper PA-28 | Portales N Mex, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1965 | Piper PA-28 | Yuma Ariz, Arizona, United States | Palm Spgs Avit | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1965 | Piper PA-28 | Elpaso Tex, Texas, United States | SW Air Rangers | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |