Piper PA-28R-180 N4666J

Summary

On 21 December 2006 at about 01:00 local time, a Piper PA-28R-180 registered N4666J was involved in an accident near Fresno, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 December 2006 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Fresno, California, United States

Nearest airport

Fresno Chandler Executive (FCH)

Coordinates

36.7322, -119.8219

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-180

Registration

N4666J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

SEA07LA050

Nobody was injured.

The design stress limits of the airframe were exceeded by an unknown pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

No damage to the airplane was detected prior to the flight instructor being checked out in the airplane, as well as before the cross-country instructional flight which followed the check out. After the completion of the cross-country flight wrinkled skin on top of both wings was discovered. The instructor stated that the damage was not a result of anything that had transpired during the cross-country flight. Interviews conducted by the FAA with numerous pilots who had recently flown the airplane failed to reveal who was responsible for the damage or how it was caused.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.