Piper PA-23 N4307Y
14 May 1968 · Pellston, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 May 1968 at about 21:46 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N4307Y, operated by Phillips Flyin, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Pellston, Michigan, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pellston, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Emmet County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N4307Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Phillips Flyin
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4839
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
PLT ON DUTY OVER 16 HRS. WW189 NOT PASSED ON TO PLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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