Piper PA-28 N3626R
13 November 1971 · Solvang, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 November 1971 at about 19:20 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N3626R, operated by El Monte Fligh, was involved in an accident during in flight near Solvang, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Solvang, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N3626R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- El Monte Fligh
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- San Diego, Calif → San Luis Obispo, Cal
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4104
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
CONT FLT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEA COND. HIT MTN SLOPE. RECOVERY DATE 11/14/71.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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