Piper PA-30B N8162Y
16 December 1966 · Bloomington Ill, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 December 1966 at about 23:50 local time, a Piper PA-30B registered N8162Y, operated by Norbl Air Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bloomington Ill, Illinois, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bloomington Ill, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bloomington.norma
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30B
- Registration
- N8162Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Norbl Air Inc
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 2-1193
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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
DESCENDED BELOW PUBLISHED LNDG MINIMUMS. 30 FT INSTRUMENT ERROR PLUS LAG IN ALTIMETER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-30B | Warwick, Rhode Island, United States | Trans Sky Airw | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-30B | Cordova, Maryland, United States | Shamrock Air L | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1973 | Piper PA-30B | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Nov 1976 | Piper PA-30B | St Louis, Missouri, United States | Executive Aire | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1978 | Piper PA-30B | Madras, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1979 | Piper PA-30B | Ball Ground, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |