Piper PA-30 N8174Y
12 August 1967 · Morganton, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 August 1967 at about 17:16 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N8174Y, operated by James Branstro, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Morganton, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morganton, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Webb Site
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N8174Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- James Branstro
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2676
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
STRUCK LARGE BIRD OVER FIELD, LANDED SAFELY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1967 | Piper PA-30 | Jonesboro, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1967 | Piper PA-30 | Freeland, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1967 | Piper PA-30 | Hearne, Texas, United States | Crockett Mater | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1967 | Piper PA-30 | Willoughby, Ohio, United States | Air Commuter * | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1967 | Piper PA-30 | W.palm Beach, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott T | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1967 | Piper PA-30 | Chamblee, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |