Piper PA-32R N61424
5 October 1979 · Elgin, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 October 1979 at about 05:32 local time, a Piper PA-32R registered N61424 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Elgin, Illinois, 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 05:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elgin, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Elgin
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R
- Registration
- N61424
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Olean, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2497
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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT-FAILED TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 1979 | Piper PA-32R | Chester, Montana, United States | Wyoming Centra | Serious injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
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| 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 | - |