Piper PA-28R N4950J
18 July 1971 · Reddin, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 July 1971 at about 15:50 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N4950J was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Reddin, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Reddin, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Benton
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N4950J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Arcata, Calif → Alturas, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1166
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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 PWR LINES 3600 FT FROM RWY. ACFT 89 LBS OVERMAX GROSS WT.DENSITY ALT 3500 FT.MISUSED AUTO GR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-28R | Carrizozo, New Mexico, United States | Southwest Air | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1971 | Piper PA-28R | Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States | Bakers Flying | No injuries | - |
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| 17 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-28R | Garnett, Kansas, United States | K C Piper Sale | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28R | Gainesville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-28R | Springfield, Missouri, United States | Jayhawk Aviati | No injuries | - |
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