Piper PA-38 N2552D
21 March 1981 · Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 March 1981 at about 17:15 local time, a Piper PA-38 registered N2552D, operated by Beaver Aviatio, was involved in an accident during in flight near Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Beaver County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38
- Registration
- N2552D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Beaver Aviatio
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0423
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
FUEL SELECTOR PSND TO EMPTY RGT TNK.FUEL RMNG INL TNK.LNDD ON GOLF COURSE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Cullman, Alabama, United States | Wallace State | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |