Piper PA-28R N33314
20 January 1976 · Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 January 1976 at about 17:15 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N33314, operated by Hawthorne Avia, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Beech Mountain
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N33314
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hawthorne Avia
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Charleston, Sc
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-0552
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 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
PLT AND PAX ESTIMATE CLOUDS-SCT TO BKN 500FT, 12000FT OVERCAST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 1976 | Piper PA-28R | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | Bullard Oil SE | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Jul 1976 | Piper PA-28R | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | Air Speed Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Aug 1976 | Piper PA-28R | Melrose, New Mexico, United States | El Grande OSO | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Jan 1976 | Piper PA-28R | San Antonio, Texas, United States | Hasco, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1976 | Piper PA-28R | Munster, Indiana, United States | FTI Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1976 | Piper PA-28R | Eldon, Washington, United States | Lancaster Paci | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,342 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |