Piper PA-23-160 N3438P
8 March 1985 · El Campo, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 March 1985 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA-23-160 registered N3438P, operated by Coastal Flying Service, was involved in an accident near El Campo, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Campo, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Coastal Airpark (TX09)
- Coordinates
- 29.1903, -96.2702
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-160
- Registration
- N3438P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Coastal Flying Service
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- El Campo → Edna
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85LA144
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
ATTEMPTING A SINGLE-ENGINE TAKE-OFF, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN VMC OR RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1985 | Robinson R-22 | Dallas, Texas, United States | W. N. Cope | No injuries | - |
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