Piper PA-16 N5816H
4 February 1968 · Boone, North Carolina, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 February 1968 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-16 registered N5816H was involved in an accident during in flight near Boone, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boone, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Blowing Rock
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-16
- Registration
- N5816H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0177
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
MISTOOK MIXTURE FOR CARB HEAT CONTROL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-16 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 1968 | Piper PA-16 | Rush City, Minnesota, United States | Clipper Club | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1968 | Piper PA-16 | Bartow, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-16 | Westfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1968 | Piper PA-16 | Sandpoint, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1968 | Piper PA-16 | Calipatria, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 1 Sep 1968 | Piper PA-16 | Crescent City, Illinois, United States | Clipper Associ | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |