Piper PA-28 N3972R
26 November 1977 · Independence, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 November 1977 at about 09:36 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N3972R, operated by Moffett Field, was involved in an accident during in flight near Independence, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Independence, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N3972R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Moffett Field
- Operating rule
- Flying Club (Military)
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Sunnyvale, Ca → Las Vegas, Nv
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3491
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
MIL WX BRIEFING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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