Piper PA-39 N8871Y
26 March 1970 · Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 March 1970 at about 19:34 local time, a Piper PA-39 registered N8871Y, operated by DES Moines Fly, was involved in an accident during in flight near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:34
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cedar Rapids Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-39
- Registration
- N8871Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- DES Moines Fly
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Chicago, Ill → Des Moines, Iowa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1747
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
ATMTD RSTRT, XFEED OPN.MAIN TNKS, LINES FND DRY, SEL VALVES MAIN TNKS POS.AUX TNKS NRLY FULL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-39 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-39 | Ambler, Pennsylvania, United States | W.stanton Halv | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-39 | W Milton, Pennsylvania, United States | Piper | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1972 | Piper PA-39 | Scottsboro, Alabama, United States | Campus Inns of | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1973 | Piper PA-39 | Lake Como, Florida, United States | Wemco Crane AN | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1974 | Piper PA-39 | Tangier Isl, Virginia, United States | Madge Incorpor | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-39 | Fairfield, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |