Piper PA-17 N4861H
25 October 1975 · Fabens, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 October 1975 at about 16:40 local time, a Piper PA-17 registered N4861H was involved in an accident during in flight near Fabens, Texas, 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 16:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fabens, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-17
- Registration
- N4861H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Alamogordo, Nm
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3223
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
AUTOPSY SHOWS PLT DIED OF CORONARY HEART DISEASEPRECEEDING THE ACDT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-17 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-17 | Vernon, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1973 | Piper PA-17 | Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-17 | Charlotte, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1973 | Piper PA-17 | Slatington, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-17 | Durhamville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-17 | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |