ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13599
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| Date: | Friday 6 May 1977 |
| Time: | 06:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Cherokee Enterprises Ltd |
| Registration: | N7439L |
| MSN: | 31-828 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1/2 mile E of McDonald Field, Taplin, West Virginia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | McDonald Field, Taplin, West Virginia (WV23) |
| Ambler, Pennsylvania | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) when crashed on initial climb out from McDonald Field, Taplin, West Virginia: aircraft crashed in fog approximately 1/2 miles east of the airfield at approximate coordinates: 37°45′45″N, 81°54′29″W. The aircraft caught fire on impact, and all three persons on board (pilot and two passengers) were killed. According to the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FIRE AFTER IMPACT. CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE EAST OF FIELD.
Registration N7439L cancelled by the FAA on October 14, 1977
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: IAD77FA039 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=46820&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7439L
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/wv/N7439L/
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1977/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-cheyenne-in-taplin-3-killed/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-May-2015 17:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2017 16:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2017 15:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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