Piper PA-31 N6702L
10 September 1980 · Culpeper, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 September 1980 at about 05:30 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N6702L, operated by Culpeper AVN, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Culpeper, Virginia, 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 05:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Culpeper, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Culpeper
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N6702L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Culpeper AVN
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Baltimore, Md
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2870
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
CRASHED DRG EARLY MORNING WHILE STILL DARK.R ENGFND SHUTDWN & FEATHERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Asap Air, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Tri-Cities FLT | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Morgan Hill, California, United States | Calif Air Chrt | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | Chart Air, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Eufaula, Alabama, United States | Mid South Indu | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Utica, Nebraska, United States | R L Rozzell | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |