Piper PA-32R N3929X

18 July 1978 · Richmond, Virginia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 July 1978 at about 17:54 local time, a Piper PA-32R registered N3929X, operated by Air Shannon, In, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Richmond, Virginia, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 18 July 1978 at 17:54
Classification: Accident
Location: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Nearest airport: Byrd Intl Airport
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Piper PA-32R
Registration: N3929X
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Air Shannon, In
Operating rule: Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Fredericksburg, Va
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-2032

People

Nobody was injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
3	0	0	0	3

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

RAINSHOWER OVER FIELD, GUSTS TO 17KTS.RAN THRU DITCH CUT FOR RWY LIGHT REPAIR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-2032, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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