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Piper PA-24 N7407P

23 November 1968 · Quincy, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 23 November 1968 at about 21:10 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N7407P was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Quincy, California, United States. 5 people were on board and 4 died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Quincy, California, United States
Nearest airport
Gansner Field
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-24
Registration
N7407P
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-4600

People

4 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 4 0 1 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 ATTEMPTED NITE T/O, INST CONDITIONS, FROM VFR ARPT.MT TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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