Piper PA-31 N9098Y
20 January 1968 · Tobaccoville, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 January 1968 at about 12:17 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N9098Y, operated by Aero Flight, In, was involved in an accident during in flight near Tobaccoville, North Carolina, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tobaccoville, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N9098Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Aero Flight, In
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0280
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 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 IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN PRACTISING STALLS. ENTERED FLAT SPIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Nederland, Texas, United States | London Propert | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 Apr 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Ft.wayne, Indiana, United States | Zimmer Mfg.co. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Bass Lake, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Paris, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States | Black and Deck | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Atlas Aircraft | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |