Piper PA-23 N12JW
2 October 1979 · Mooresville, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 October 1979 at about 06:28 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N12JW, operated by Miller's Aviat, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Mooresville, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mooresville, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Miller
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N12JW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Miller's Aviat
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Charleston, Sc
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3004
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
BRIEF RUNUP.DEP FM UNLIGHTED GRASS RWY AT NIGHT.INADEQUATE GYRO WARMUP.IFR FLT PLAN NOT ACTIVATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-23 | West Palm Bch, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1979 | Piper PA-23 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Wings of Chris | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1979 | Piper PA-23 | Elbert, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1979 | Piper PA-23 | Ft.mccoy, Florida, United States | Skyway of Ocal | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-23 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | North American | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1979 | Piper PA-23 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Vipilot | No injuries | - |
All 1,716 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
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| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |