Piper PA-28R N40048
24 June 1978 · Baker, Oregon, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 June 1978 at about 22:12 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N40048, operated by Olympic Air SE, was involved in an accident during in flight near Baker, Oregon, 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 22:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Baker, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Baker Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N40048
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Olympic Air SE
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Packwood, Wa → Caldwell, Id
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1499
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
BOTH WGS & STABILATOR FAILED IN FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 1978 | Piper PA-28R | Springfield, Missouri, United States | Byerly Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1978 | Piper PA-28R | Parsippany, New Jersey, United States | Safair | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Jan 1978 | Piper PA-28R | San Francisco, California, United States | Palo Alto Airc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1978 | Piper PA-28R | Coeur D'alene, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jun 1978 | Piper PA-28R | Hailey, Idaho, United States | Western Sky AV | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1978 | Piper PA-28R | Courtland, Alabama, United States | BOB Hays Fligh | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
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