Piper PA-32 N43216
15 March 1977 · Charleston, South Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 March 1977 at about 12:08 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N43216 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Charleston, South Carolina, United States. 4 people were on board and one died, 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Charleston Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N43216
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Wilkes-Barre, Pa → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0628
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.
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WND GUSTING 18K
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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