Piper PA-28 N8964J
11 January 1973 · Corona, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 January 1973 at about 17:15 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N8964J, operated by Aer-O West, was involved in an accident during in flight near Corona, California, United States. 4 people were on board and one died, 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Corona, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Corona
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N8964J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aer-O West
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0349
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 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
PLT, AN ACFT MECH, INSTALLED VACUUM PUMP IMPROPERLY BFOR TKOF.OIL LEAKED OUT, ENG FAILED INTERNALLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-28 | Carson City, Nevada, United States | Exec Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 May 1973 | Piper PA-28 | Northwood, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Oct 1973 | Piper PA-28 | Addison, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1973 | Piper PA-28 | Rowe, Illinois, United States | Lloyd Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1973 | Piper PA-28 | St.charles, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-28 | Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
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