Piper PA-32 N4171W
18 August 1968 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 18 August 1968 at about 11:20 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N4171W, operated by Safeway Airway, was involved in an accident during in flight near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 6 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N4171W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Safeway Airway
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3452
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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
SIGHT SEEING CHARTER. PLT WAS WATCHING MOOSE. LOW ALT AND AIRSPEED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 1968 | Piper PA-32 | Skamania, Washington, United States | Horizon Aviati | Fatal | 5 |
| 7 Oct 1968 | Piper PA-32 | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | SAM D Hewlett | Fatal | 6 |
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| 21 Jun 1968 | Piper PA-32 | Sacramento, California, United States | Bates Aviation | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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