Piper PA-23 N852PS
12 June 1976 · West Liberty, Kentucky, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 June 1976 at about 06:20 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N852PS, operated by Fadco Corporat, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near West Liberty, Kentucky, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Liberty, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- West Liberty
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N852PS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Fadco Corporat
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Toronto, Can
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1380
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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
STRUCK TREES 1800FT WSW OF RWY APRX 100FT ABV RWY ELEV.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 1976 | Piper PA-23 | San Carlos, Arizona, United States | Blair Enterpri | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1976 | Piper PA-23 | Hamilton, Montana, United States | Barry Larson & | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Feb 1976 | Piper PA-23 | Hungerford, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1976 | Piper PA-23 | Clewiston, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 26 Sep 1976 | Piper PA-23 | Steamboat Spgs, Colorado, United States | Yegge Hall EVA | Fatal | 6 |
| 8 Mar 1976 | Piper PA-23 | Warwick, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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