Piper PA-24 N7809P
9 April 1973 · Floyd, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 April 1973 at about 12:00 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N7809P was involved in an accident during in flight near Floyd, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Floyd, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N7809P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Lancaster, Pa → Atlanta, Ga
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0750
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
RECOVERED 11/12/73 ON MTN SLOPE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 1973 | Piper PA-24 | Mud Butte, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-24 | Weed, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 May 1973 | Piper PA-24 | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1973 | Piper PA-24 | Othello, Washington, United States | Campbell Ranch | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1973 | Piper PA-24 | Lodi, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1973 | Piper PA-24 | Nixon, Pennsylvania, United States | Advertising DI | Fatal | 1 |
All 2,700 records for this type
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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 | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |