Piper PA-32 N43087
6 July 1978 · Deep Gap, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 July 1978 at about 12:15 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N43087, operated by Hendricks BUS, was involved in an accident during in flight near Deep Gap, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Deep Gap, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Boone-Blowing Rk
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N43087
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hendricks BUS
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Knightdale, Nc → Boone, Nc
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1710
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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CONTACTED TREES NR TOP OF RIDGE IN APRX LEVEL FLT.LOW VIS IN FOG AT ARPT & ACDT SITE.FOUND 7/7/78.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1978 | Piper PA-32 | Denison, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
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