Piper PA-32R N108NS
8 July 1980 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 July 1980 at about 11:00 local time, a Piper PA-32R registered N108NS, operated by Air North, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Metro
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R
- Registration
- N108NS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air North, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Ft.yuron, Ak → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3225
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 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 MADE IMPROPER TRAFFIC PATTERN
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-32R | Orange, Virginia, United States | Lincoln Lease | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-32R | Hagarville, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-32R | Belleville, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1980 | Piper PA-32R | Needles, California, United States | Great American | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-32R | Ocala, Florida, United States | Donald Nash | Fatal | 5 |
| 15 Oct 1980 | Piper PA-32R | Ozark, Missouri, United States | Stewart AVN | 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 | - |