Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28 N15899

1 December 1978 · Peach Springs, Arizona, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 1 December 1978 at about 18:38 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N15899, operated by Phonx Flyrs In, was involved in an accident during in flight near Peach Springs, Arizona, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:38
Classification
Accident
Location
Peach Springs, Arizona, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28
Registration
N15899
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Phonx Flyrs In
Operating rule
Flying Club
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Phoenix, Az → Las Vegas, Nv
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-4038

People

3 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 3 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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