Piper PA-23 N5877Y
9 February 1968 · Wappngrs Falls, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 February 1968 at about 16:35 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N5877Y, operated by Command Airwa*, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Wappngrs Falls, New York, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wappngrs Falls, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dutchess County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N5877Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Command Airwa*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0945
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
CRASHED IN CITY PARK.STRUCK AUTO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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