Piper PA-30 N7179Y
20 October 1964 · Eureka California, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 October 1964 at about 09:15 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N7179Y was involved in an accident during in flight near Eureka California, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eureka California, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N7179Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0900
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
ACFT CRASHED IN PACIFIC OCEAN.ITEMS OF IDENTIFIABLE WRECKAGE RCVRD.PILOT PRESUMED DEAD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 1964 | Piper PA-30 | Sebastian Fla, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-30 | Lothian Maryland, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Nov 1964 | Piper PA-30 | Miles City Mont, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1964 | Piper PA-30 | Whitehaven Tenn, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Jun 1964 | Piper PA-30 | Troy Mich, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-30 | Choteau Montana, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |