Piper PA-28R N7487J
31 December 1968 · El Paso, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 31 December 1968 at about 12:56 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N7487J was involved in an accident during in flight near El Paso, Texas, 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 12:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Paso, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N7487J
- 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
- 3-4591
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
PLT MADE ENROUTE STOP, DID NOT REFUEL. LANDED IN DESERT AND STRUCK SAND DUNE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1968 | Piper PA-28R | Cubero, New Mexico, United States | Crown Air Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1968 | Piper PA-28R | Youngstown, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1968 | Piper PA-28R | Mentone, Texas, United States | Houston NW AVI | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1968 | Piper PA-28R | Gardners, Pennsylvania, United States | Williamson AVI | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Dec 1968 | Piper PA-28R | Chula Vista, California, United States | Airline Traini | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1969 | Piper PA-28R | Boca Raton, Florida, United States | Dayton Pilots | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |