Piper PA-25 N4588Y
12 August 1971 · Refugio, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 August 1971 at about 21:50 local time, a Piper PA-25 registered N4588Y was involved in an accident during in flight near Refugio, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Refugio, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rooke
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25
- Registration
- N4588Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1454
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
NIGHT-DARK, HIT UNLIT RADIO TWR SPRAYING TOWN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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