Piper PA-28R N559PA
12 December 1980 · Kalkaska, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 December 1980 at about 11:56 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N559PA, operated by Snoopy Flyers, was involved in an accident during in flight near Kalkaska, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kalkaska, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N559PA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Snoopy Flyers
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Muncie, In → Traverse City, Mi
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3204
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
UN TO MAINT HDG DRG DSCNT IN WX.OBSD IN UNUSUAL ATTITUDE BLO LOW CLDS.OTR ACFT ENCTRD ICG DRG APCH
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Carroll, Iowa, United States | Thorsen Aviati | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Gloucester, Virginia, United States | Langley Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 May 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Westrockhill, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Ogden, Utah, United States | Northern Utah | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Mountain Home, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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| 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 | - |