Piper PA-20 N7798K
19 May 1979 · Radium, Kansas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 19 May 1979 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-20 registered N7798K was involved in an accident during in flight near Radium, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Radium, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-20
- Registration
- N7798K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Great Bend, Ks → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1203
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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
PILOT MANEUVERING AT LOW ALT TO DROP MACHINERY PARTS
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Lakeville, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Dec 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Ithaca, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | No 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 | - |
| 4 Aug 1979 | Breezy DDJ-1 | Roselawn, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |