Piper PA-23 N4419P
24 May 1972 · Charlestown, West Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 May 1972 at about 15:20 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N4419P, operated by Air Photograph, was involved in an accident during in flight near Charlestown, West Virginia, United States. 2 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 15:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charlestown, West Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N4419P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Photograph
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Mapping/Photography
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Binghamton, Ny → Leesburg, Va
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0454
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 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
FEATH R PROP DUE LOSS OF OIL PRESS R ENG.OVERFLEW SUITABLE ARPTS.UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Dorset, Vermont, United States | Delaware Aviat | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Mar 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Pelee Is, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States | Franklin Conta | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Estes Park, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Dec 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Aklavik, Canada | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |