Piper PA-28 N9431W
13 February 1981 · Truckee, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 February 1981 at about 16:57 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N9431W was involved in an accident during in flight near Truckee, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Truckee, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N9431W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Napa, Ca → Salt Lake City, Ut
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-2949
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
RECOVERY DATE 04/16/81.PLT TWICE DECLINED ATC SUGSTN TO TURN AROUND AFT RPTG ICE.FULL FUEL & CRGO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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