Piper PA-28R N3935T
31 July 1982 · San Pedro, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 July 1982 at about 20:05 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N3935T, operated by Charles M. Franz, was involved in an accident near San Pedro, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Pedro, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.7306, -118.2902
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N3935T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Charles M. Franz
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Torrance → Torrance
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82DA284
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
PILOT WAS FLYING NEAR CATALINA ISLAND AND WHEN HE SWITCHED TANKS THE ENGINE QUIT. PROCEDURES TO RESTART DID NOT WORK SO AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Gastonia, North Carolina, United States | Southeast Airmotive Corp | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Truckee, California, United States | Larry Laurich | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Elko, Nevada, United States | Aviation World | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Mattoon, Illinois, United States | Edwin D. Buxton | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | James P. Chick | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | George Frangie | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 1982 | Cessna 180K | El Cajon, California, United States | Hartley Warren | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jun 1982 | Cessna 205 | El Centro, California, United States | Thomas James Sullivan | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | Charlie Roeschen | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1982 | Cessna 182 | Lake Tahoe, California, United States | Flyin Country Club | Fatal | 2 |