Piper PA-28-180 N9714J
28 November 1987 · E.harwich Port, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 November 1987 at about 17:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N9714J, operated by Cape COD Aero Marine, was involved in an accident near E.harwich Port, Massachusetts, 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 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- E.harwich Port, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chatham Municipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N9714J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Cape COD Aero Marine
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC88LA047
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
THE PILOT DEPARTED CHATHAM AIRPORT FOR A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND WHILE TURNING LEFT IN THE PATTERN, THE ENGINE SUFFERED A POWER LOSS. THE PILOT PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND TRANSMITTED A 'MAY DAY'. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA. THE FAA REPORTED THAT THE PILOT PULLED THE MIXTURE CONTROL INSTEAD OF THE CARB HEAT CONTROL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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