Piper PA-28 N4773L
17 March 1971 · Basye, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 March 1971 at about 19:50 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N4773L, operated by Leesburg Flyer, was involved in an accident during in flight near Basye, Virginia, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Basye, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sky Bryce
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N4773L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Leesburg Flyer
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Daytona Beach, Fla → Leesburg, Va
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0301
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 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
FLEW INTO RIDGE AT NIGHT.HAD DESCENDED DUE TURB.PLT HAD FLOWN 7.6 HRS SINCE DEP ABOUT 9 HRS PRIOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Meridianville, Alabama, United States | Fayetteville F | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Wanaque, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Price, Utah, United States | Dewey Aviation | Fatal | 4 |
| 27 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Alaska Aeromar | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Fitzgerald, Georgia, United States | Colony Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Grimes, Iowa, United States | DES Moines Fly | No injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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