Piper PA-23 N3471P
20 July 1969 · Clear Springs, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 July 1969 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N3471P, operated by Tradewinds AVI, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Clear Springs, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clear Springs, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clear Springs
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N3471P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Tradewinds AVI
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- San Antonio, Tex → San Antonio, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3227
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
L ENG CUT BACK, THEN QUIT.FEATH PROP.UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SINGLE ENG FLT.DENSITY ALT ABOUT 5000 FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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