Piper PA-28 N44106
22 October 1978 · South Bend, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 October 1978 at about 11:45 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N44106, operated by Tiffin Aire SV, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near South Bend, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- South Bend, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Michiana Regional
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N44106
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tiffin Aire SV
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Muncie, In → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3395
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 COLLIDED WITH BACKHOE.ATTEMPTED GO AROUND WITH CARB HEAT ON.
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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