Piper PA-24 N8679P
9 July 1980 · S.lake Tahoe, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 July 1980 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N8679P, operated by Skyline Aviati, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near S.lake Tahoe, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- S.lake Tahoe, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Tahoe
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N8679P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Skyline Aviati
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Van Nuys, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2591
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 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 APRX 7800FT.WND GSTG 20KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-24 | Bottoms Bridge, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-24 | Texarkana, Texas, United States | Sikeston Aero | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-24 | Sandusky, Ohio, United States | Pipeline Equip | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1980 | Piper PA-24 | Iola, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-24 | Lauderhill, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-24 | Ngrapevine, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
All 2,700 records for this type
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 | - |