Piper PA-28R N7628J
3 August 1975 · Boone, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 August 1975 at about 17:45 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N7628J, operated by Swift Wings, In, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Boone, North Carolina, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boone, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Boone-Blowng Rock
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N7628J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Swift Wings, In
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Chesterfield, Va
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3081
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
2845FT STRIP, GRASS 4-5IN HIGH.HIT PWR LINES APRX1/4MI FM RWY, THEN TREES & PWR LINES 1MI FM RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1975 | Piper PA-28R | Greenville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 May 1975 | Piper PA-28R | Mansfield, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1975 | Piper PA-28R | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | Piper Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1975 | Piper PA-28R | Selma, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1975 | Piper PA-28R | Crested Butte, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1975 | Piper PA-28R | Dekalb, Mississippi, United States | Atlantic Fligh | Fatal | 3 |
All 1,342 records for this type
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