Piper PA-32 N6838J
24 September 1979 · Erie, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 September 1979 at about 14:15 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N6838J was involved in an accident during in flight near Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Erie
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N6838J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Ashtabula County, Oh
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3652
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
SPG LOADED FUEL SEL STOP LODGED BHND WARPED COVER ALLOWING SEL TO MOVE THRU L TANK TO OFF PSN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 1979 | Piper PA-32 | La Posta, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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