Piper PA-30 N99EJ
2 December 1980 · Sunbright, Tennessee, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 December 1980 at about 13:15 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N99EJ was involved in an accident during in flight near Sunbright, Tennessee, 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 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sunbright, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N99EJ
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Fayetteville, Tn → London, Ky
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3603
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
PLT REFUSED IFR CLRNC AT HIGHER ALT DUE POSSIBILITY ICE.ENRTE MEA 5000FT.HIT MTN 2600FT MSL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Santa Ana, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Valdosta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Saltese, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Oct 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | - | 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 |
| 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 | - |
| 2 Aug 1980 | Cessna 152 | Santa Monica, California, United States | Wings West Inc | Minor injuries | - |