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Piper PA-24 N8666P

25 October 1978 · Ashton, Illinois, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 25 October 1978 at about 07:10 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N8666P, operated by Triple 6 Flyin, was involved in an accident during in flight near Ashton, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 07:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-24
Registration
N8666P
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Triple 6 Flyin
Operating rule
Flying Club
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Dixon, Il → Decatur, Il
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
IMC
Light
Dawn
NTSB number
3-4438

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 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.

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