Piper PA-28 N8726W
9 April 1978 · Edenton, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 April 1978 at about 18:48 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N8726W, operated by Roanoke Farmer, was involved in an accident during in flight near Edenton, 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 18:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Edenton, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Edenton Municipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N8726W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Roanoke Farmer
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Kill Devil Hills, Nc → Plymouth, Nc
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-1081
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
FOG AT DEST ARPT.CRASHED HDG NE, NORTH OF EDENTONARPT.BLOOD-ALCOHOL LVL 120MG%.ACFT FND 4/10/78.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Boston, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 15 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Sandgate, Vermont, United States | Turner Field I | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Newberry Spgs, California, United States | Big Bear AVN | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Tannersville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | Flight Safety | No injuries | - |
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