Piper PA-28 N4761L
28 February 1968 · Auburn, Maine, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 February 1968 at about 20:15 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N4761L, operated by State Aviation, was involved in an accident during in flight near Auburn, Maine, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Auburn, Maine, United States
- Nearest airport
- Auburn-Lewsiton
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N4761L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- State Aviation
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0451
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
PLT ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTED LOW CLOUDS.FAILED TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN CLEARANCE RETURNING TO AIRPORT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-28 | Waterville, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-28 | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Piper PA-28 | Chico, California, United States | Shasta Flight | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1968 | Piper PA-28 | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1968 | Piper PA-28 | Selma, California, United States | Selma Flying S | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1968 | Piper PA-28 | Dryden, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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