Piper PA-34 N4980T
17 February 1974 · Taos, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 February 1974 at about 22:45 local time, a Piper PA-34 registered N4980T, operated by Cleek Aviation, was involved in an accident during in flight near Taos, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Taos, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Taos Municipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34
- Registration
- N4980T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Cleek Aviation
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- San Antonio, Tex → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0830
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
SHOULDER HARNESS NOT USED.RCVRD 2/20/74.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 1974 | Piper PA-34 | Early, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1974 | Piper PA-34 | Vandalia, Ohio, United States | Wholesale Lumb | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1974 | Piper PA-34 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Air Executive | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1974 | Piper PA-34 | Edensburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1974 | Piper PA-34 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Federal Airway | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1974 | Piper PA-34 | Ocean City, Maryland, United States | Air Exec Inc | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |