Piper PA-28 N6780J
1 July 1969 · Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 July 1969 at about 10:30 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N6780J, operated by King Aviation, was involved in an accident during in flight near Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N6780J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- King Aviation
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Taunton, Mass → Marthas Vinyard
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2161
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
PARTS OF N6780J RECOVERED FROM BUZZARDS BAY 7/2/69, PLTS BODY ON 7/9/69.WX BRIEFNG BY PLTS IN AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Marianna, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Elyria, Ohio, United States | Rite-Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Woodville, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States | Newark Flying | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1969 | Piper PA-28 | S Boston, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Apr 1969 | Boeing A75N1 | Condon, Oregon, United States | Farm Air Inc. | Fatal | - |