Piper PA-23-235 N4967P
3 September 1984 · Rubidoux, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 September 1984 at about 21:34 local time, a Piper PA-23-235 registered N4967P was involved in an accident near Rubidoux, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:34
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rubidoux, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fla Bob (R1R)
- Coordinates
- 33.9898, -117.4402
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-235
- Registration
- N4967P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Pahrump
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX84FA467
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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 PLT FAILED TO REMOVE THE CONTROL LOCK DURING HIS PREFLT INSPECTION; THUS, THE ELEVATOR CONTROL WAS LOCKED & NO PITCH CONTROL WAS AVAILABLE DURING THE TAKEOFF. ROTATION OCCURRED WHEN THE ACFT REACH FLYING SPEED. THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE & ITS PITCH ANGLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE UNTIL THE ACFT DECELERATED & STALLED. THE ACFT THEN DESCENDED OUT OF CONTROL, CRASHED & BURNED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-23-250 | New Philadelphi, Ohio, United States | Appalachian Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1984 | Piper PA 23-1300 | Battleground, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1984 | Piper PA-23 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-23 | No. Andover, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1984 | Piper PA-23-250 | Ukiah, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-23-250 | Barstow, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,716 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 5 Feb 1984 | Cessna 180J | Hayward, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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