Piper PA-28R N9430N
4 April 1973 · Elgin, Illinois, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 April 1973 at about 11:45 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N9430N, operated by Fredrick Quinn, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Elgin, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elgin, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Elgin Airport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N9430N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fredrick Quinn
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0706
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
22OZ WATER DRAINED FROM L FUEL TANK.IMPROPER SEAL BTWN FUEL CAP SEAL AND FILLER NECK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Columbia, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jul 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Marquez, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Cripple Crk, Colorado, United States | Aero West, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Lease-A-Plane | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Feb 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Santa Cruz, California, United States | Porterville AV | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | Skaddie Draper | No injuries | - |
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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 | - |
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| 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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