Piper PA-28 N6544J
26 August 1975 · Whittier, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 August 1975 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N6544J, operated by Southcentral A, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Whittier, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and one died, 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Whittier, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Whittier
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N6544J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Southcentral A
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Anchorage, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3167
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 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
DEP & TURNED INTO SUN.HIT TREE 28FT AGL.AIRFRAMERESTRICTED FLD OF VISION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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