Piper PA-30 N178E
27 April 1976 · Fresno, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 April 1976 at about 11:05 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N178E, operated by Atmospherics I, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fresno, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fresno, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fresno Air Term
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N178E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Atmospherics I
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0921
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 CKD MAGS IN FLT, INADVERTENTLY TURNED MASTER SWITCH OFF. TWR TRIED TO WARN PLT, BUT UNABLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 1976 | Piper PA-30 | Mansfield, Ohio, United States | Watkins Trucki | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1976 | Piper PA-30 | Monroeville, Alabama, United States | Edwards Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1976 | Piper PA-30 | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | Horizons, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1976 | Piper PA-30 | Boone, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1976 | Piper PA-30 | Newport News, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1976 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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 | - |