Piper PA-28R N1885F
19 January 1979 · Memphis, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 January 1979 at about 18:41 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N1885F, operated by Sawyer Air SER, was involved in an accident during in flight near Memphis, Indiana, 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 18:41
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Memphis, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Standiford Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N1885F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sawyer Air SER
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Valpariso, In → Louisville, Ky
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0418
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
IMPROPER COORDINATION BETWEEN NORTHWEST SECTOR AND FINAL CONTROLLER. OVC COND WITH TOPS 5300 MSL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 1979 | Piper PA-28R | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Spartan Aviatn | No injuries | - |
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| 2 Sep 1979 | Piper PA-28R | Hudson, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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