Piper PA-32 N4001R
25 May 1972 · Poplar Bluff, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 May 1972 at about 14:15 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N4001R, operated by Air Springfiel, was involved in an accident during in flight near Poplar Bluff, Missouri, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Poplar Bluff, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Earl Fields
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N4001R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Springfiel
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Farmington, Mo → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1804
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
CONROD CAP ATTACH BOLT FAILED. HIT MOUND HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
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