Piper PA-28 N8172Q
20 March 1980 · Tulare, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 March 1980 at about 18:45 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N8172Q, operated by Gryphon Aviatn, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Tulare, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tulare, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tulare Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N8172Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gryphon Aviatn
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-1411
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Eugene Aircraf | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 May 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Cooperstown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Medina, Ohio, United States | Choi Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
| 16 Feb 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Redding, California, United States | Air Gemini, Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Nov 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Myerstown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 9,402 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 | - |