Accident Piper PA-32R-300 Lance N8653C, Thursday 22 September 1977
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Date:Thursday 22 September 1977
Time:09:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic P32R model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-32R-300 Lance
Owner/operator:
Registration: N8653C
MSN: 32R-7680131
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Williamson, Wv -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:4I0 (Mingo County, Williamson, WV)
Destination airport:Lynchburg,Va
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
pilot-failed to maintain positive rate-of-climb

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: IAD77FA067
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
04-Jun-2022 16:58 walker529 Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, ]

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