Piper PA-28 N7837N
29 August 1980 · Dover, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 29 August 1980 at about 13:30 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N7837N was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Dover, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dover, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hillsboro
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N7837N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Treasure Cay, Bahamas
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1865
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 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
D/A APPROX 2000FT.FLAP HANDLE FD ON FIRST NOTCH, MANUAL STATES FLAP HANDLE SHOULD BE ON SECOND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Eugene Aircraf | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 May 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Cooperstown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Medina, Ohio, United States | Choi Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
| 16 Feb 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Redding, California, United States | Air Gemini, Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Nov 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Myerstown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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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 | - |