Piper PA32-300 N15351
9 April 1983 · Weaverville, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 April 1983 at about 03:40 local time, a Piper PA32-300 registered N15351, operated by Marion Tanger, was involved in an accident near Weaverville, California, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Weaverville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lonnie Pool (054)
- Coordinates
- 40.7394, -122.9295
- Aircraft
- Piper PA32-300
- Registration
- N15351
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Marion Tanger
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cameron Park → Weaverville
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX83FA185
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 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
THE ACFT WAS BEING FLOWN TO A UNI-DIRECTIONAL ARPT WITH AN INSTRUCTOR PLT (CFI) IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT & A STUDENT PLT/PROSPECTIVE BUYER IN THE LEFT FRONT SEAT. THE RWY ELEVATION WAS 2230 FT MSL AT THE SOUTH END & 2350 FT AT THE NORTH END. NORTH OF THE RWY, THE TERRAIN CONTINUED TO RISE & THE APPROACH END OF RWY 18 WAS OBSTRUCTED BY TREES UP TO 100 FT TALL. LANDINGS WERE PROHIBITED ON RWY 18 & ALL NIGHT OPERATIONS WERE PROHIBITED TO TRANSIENT PLTS. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR (ACFT), THE CFI SAID HE WAS AWARE OF THE OBSTRUCTIONS & LIMITATIONS & WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE ACFT TOUCH DOWN AT NIGHT APRX 1/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RWY, THEN BOUNCE. THE ACFT DISAPPEARED FROM HIS VIEW, BUT SEVERAL WITNESSES HEARD WHAT THEY DESCRIBED AS APPLICATION OF FULL POWER. DURING A GO-AROUND, THE ACFT HIT THE TOPS OF THE TREES NEAR THE NORTH END OF THE RWY, THEN CRASHED & BURNED. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS WAS A PILOT & WAS A RESIDENT OF WEAVERVILLE, CA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1983 | Piper PA32-301 | Quzinkie, Alaska, United States | Island Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1982 | Piper PA32-300 | Shelton, Washington, United States | C. Wayne Hendrick | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Sep 1982 | Piper PA32-301 | Raton, New Mexico, United States | Pioneer Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1985 | Piper PA32-301T | Show Low, Arizona, United States | Earl J. Owens | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1987 | Piper PA32 | Larsen Bay, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1978 | Piper PA32 | Summerville, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1983 | Van's RV-3A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |