Piper PA-16 N5680H
30 July 1973 · Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 July 1973 at about 16:10 local time, a Piper PA-16 registered N5680H was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, 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 16:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bever Co
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-16
- Registration
- N5680H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1992
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
ENCOUNTERED CROSS WIND ON TAKE OFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1973 | Piper PA-16 | Atkinson, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1973 | Piper PA-16 | North Pole, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1973 | Piper PA-16 | Pilot Point, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Mar 1973 | Piper PA-16 | Turner Falls, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-16 | Lake City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1974 | Piper PA-16 | Bowdoinham, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |