Piper PA-28 N98279
12 June 1971 · Beckville, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 June 1971 at about 12:32 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N98279, operated by Longview Piper, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Beckville, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Beckville, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N98279
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Longview Piper
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Longview, Tex → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0938
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
HIT TREES 65 FT AGL NEXT TO LARGE OPEN FLD. FLT TRNG SYLLABUS LISTED EMERG LDG PRACTICE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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