Piper PA-11 N4930H
20 July 1972 · Wapato, Washington, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 20 July 1972 at about 14:10 local time, a Piper PA-11 registered N4930H was involved in an accident during in flight near Wapato, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wapato, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-11
- Registration
- N4930H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Toppenish Wash → Yakima Wash
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2575
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS BEHIND THE AIRPLANE INDICATED A LOSS OF CONTROL OR OVER CONTROL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-11 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Eagle Grove, Iowa, United States | Weir Aerial AP | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-11 | Petersburg, North Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-11 | Newdale, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1973 | Piper PA-11 | Waxahachie, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1971 | Piper PA-11 | Miller, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 19 Mar 1972 | Douglas DC3A | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Connestee Fall | No injuries | - |