Piper PA-39 N8959Y
28 April 1981 · MacOn, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 April 1981 at about 08:35 local time, a Piper PA-39 registered N8959Y was involved in an accident during in flight near MacOn, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- MacOn, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Herbert Smart
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-39
- Registration
- N8959Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Stone Mountain, Ga → Cochran, Ga
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0708
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
NO 4 CYL ON R ENG FAILED AT CYL HEAD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 1981 | Piper PA-39 | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | Shapir Brother | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-39 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Anthony W. Hall | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-39 | N. Ft. Lauderda, Florida, United States | Hernandez Aircraft Leasing COR | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1979 | Piper PA-39 | Bloomfield Twp, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Apr 1985 | Piper PA-39 | Peculiar, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-39 | Fairfield, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |