Piper PA-32 N38172
8 December 1980 · So.lake Tahoe, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 December 1980 at about 12:20 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N38172, operated by King Aero, was involved in an accident during in flight near So.lake Tahoe, California, United States. 6 people were on board and 5 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- So.lake Tahoe, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- South Lake Tahoe
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N38172
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- King Aero
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Van Nuys, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3575
People
5 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 5 | 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.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 1980 | Piper PA-32 | Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-32 | Shedidan, Arkansas, United States | Yellow Bird St | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-32 | Smithfield, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Nov 1980 | Piper PA-32 | Loreauville, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-32 | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-32 | Carson City, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,695 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 | - |