Piper PA-23 N6515Y
15 October 1968 · Colby, Kansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 October 1968 at about 21:04 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N6515Y, operated by SMB Stage Line, was involved in an accident during in flight near Colby, Kansas, 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 21:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Colby, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Colby
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N6515Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- SMB Stage Line
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4607
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
MAIL FLT.PLT FAILED TO ADHERE TO IFR CLEARANCE.PENETRATED KNOWN THUNDERSTORM AREA.NITE FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 1968 | Piper PA-23 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Red Aircraft S | Fatal | 4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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