Piper PA-30 N8486Y
12 August 1972 · Swansboro, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 August 1972 at about 18:55 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N8486Y was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Swansboro, North Carolina, United States. 3 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 18:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Swansboro, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Star Hill Club
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N8486Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Kinston, Nc → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1172
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
IMPROPER SHORT FLD PROC.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Tallassee, Alabama, United States | Wall Arcft Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | Sisco Investme | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Marathon, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | Socol Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott A | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |