Piper PA-28R N8776C
15 August 1976 · Melrose, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 August 1976 at about 15:20 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N8776C, operated by El Grande OSO, was involved in an accident during in flight near Melrose, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Melrose, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N8776C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- El Grande OSO
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Roswell, Nm → Raton, Nm
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2740
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
PLT BLOOD ETHANOL LEVEL O.098%.BLOOD ACETALDEHYDE 0.001%.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 31 May 1976 | Piper PA-28R | Munster, Indiana, United States | FTI Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
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| 13 Aug 1976 | Piper PA-28R | Withee, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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