Piper PA-32R N2168D
19 December 1979 · Chester, Montana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 19 December 1979 at about 12:00 local time, a Piper PA-32R registered N2168D, operated by Wyoming Centra, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Chester, Montana, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chester, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R
- Registration
- N2168D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wyoming Centra
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Rudyard, Mt
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3293
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 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
ATTMPTD TKOF FROM FLD OF MINIMUM LENGTH AT NEAR MAX GROSS WT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-32R | New London, New Hampshire, United States | Olympic Sales | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-32R | Harbor Springs, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1979 | Piper PA-32R | Glenville, Kentucky, United States | Miles Farm SUP | Fatal | 4 |
| 6 Jun 1979 | Piper PA-32R | Burlington, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-32R | Iola, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1979 | Piper PA-32R | Higginsville, Missouri, United States | Green Hills AV | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |