Piper PA-44 N2160E
4 May 1979 · Kernville, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 May 1979 at about 16:25 local time, a Piper PA-44 registered N2160E, operated by Gallagher AVN, was involved in an accident during in flight near Kernville, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kernville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kern Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-44
- Registration
- N2160E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Gallagher AVN
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Burbank, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3758
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
LOW APCH TO RWY COVERED WITH WATER.UN GO-AROUND DUE TERRAIN.LNDD ON RWY UNDER CONST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-44 | Useppa Island, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-44 | Olathe, Kansas, United States | K.c.piper | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-44 | Oceanside, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-44 | Helen, Georgia, United States | Midwest Aircra | Fatal | 4 |
| 13 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-44 | Ormond Beach, Florida, United States | Embry Riddle | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-44 | San Jose, California, United States | Flying Country | Serious 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 | - |