Piper PA-32R N9797C

Summary

On 12 October 1978 at about 23:05 local time, a Piper PA-32R registered N9797C, operated by Florence Airli, was involved in an accident during in flight near White Gate, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 October 1978 at 23:05

Classification

Accident

Location

White Gate, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-32R

Registration

N9797C

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Florence Airli

Operating rule

Air Taxi Operator

Purpose of flight

Air Taxi-Cargo Operations

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Owosso, Mi → Fayetteville, Nc

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night (Moonlight-Bright)

NTSB number

3-4072

1 person had minor injuries.

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

FND 10/13.PLT RPTD FUEL & OIL PR AFTER PWR LOSS.LNDD ON HILL, CONT INTO TREES.LOOSE HELICAL SPGS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.