Piper PA-28 N38463
27 October 1978 · Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 October 1978 at about 16:04 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N38463, operated by Frederic Piper, was involved in an accident during in flight near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N38463
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Frederic Piper
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Luray, Va → Frederick, Md
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3254
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
ACFT HIT PWR LINE ACROSS RIVER.
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 | - |
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| 3 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | Flight Safety | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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