Piper PA-31 N6478L
28 April 1979 · Labelle, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 April 1979 at about 03:30 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N6478L was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Labelle, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Labelle, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- American Agro
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N6478L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Other
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Z → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2864
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
PIC DID NOT POSSESS MEL RATING.NARCOTICS CONTRABAND CARGO.LOCAL GROUNG FOG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Bluffton, Ohio, United States | Plumley Air SE | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Sep 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Sandusky, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Verna Drilling | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Houston, Texas, United States | Navajo IV | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | Comair, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Hart Mine, California, United States | Western Sun | Minor 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 | - |