Piper PA-28 N3427R
19 March 1972 · Columbia, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 March 1972 at about 14:16 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N3427R, operated by Progressive AV, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Columbia, 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 14:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbia, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Columbia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N3427R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Progressive AV
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- San Jose, Calif → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0594
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
MADE STEEP PULL UP TO L FROM GO-AROUND. HIT TREE. PLT HAD 2 HRS TOTAL IN LAST 90 DAYS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Vashon Hghts, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Greenville, Pennsylvania, United States | Sheetz Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | Valley Airpark | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Great Bend, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Endeavor, Wisconsin, 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 | - |