Piper PA-24 N8062P
17 September 1974 · Sierra Blanca, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 September 1974 at about 18:50 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N8062P was involved in an accident during in flight near Sierra Blanca, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sierra Blanca, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N8062P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- El Paso, Tex → Ft Stockton, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3069
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
NON-INSTRMNT RTD PLT ATTMPTD DSCNT THRU OVRCST ON DRK NITE OVR DESERT AREA-WAS TOLD VFR NOT ADVSD-
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1974 | Piper PA-24 | Austin, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1974 | Piper PA-24 | Cape May, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1974 | Piper PA-24 | Nw Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1974 | Piper PA-24 | MacOn, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1974 | Piper PA-24 | Cutchogue, New York, United States | Beatrice McArd | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1974 | Piper PA-24 | Georgetown, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,700 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
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| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |