Piper PA-23 N4241P
7 July 1972 · Knox, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 July 1972 at about 15:45 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N4241P was involved in an accident during in flight near Knox, Indiana, 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 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Knox, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Starke County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N4241P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Mt.holly, Nj → Lake Geneva, Wis
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3267
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
LND FOR FUEL AT UNATTENDED ARPT.NO FUEL AVAIL.PLT DEP FOR ARPT 14 MI AWAY TO REFUEL.L ENG QUIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Dorset, Vermont, United States | Delaware Aviat | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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