Piper PA-23 N129N
4 January 1969 · Melbourne, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 January 1969 at about 12:30 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N129N, operated by Air Florida In, was involved in an accident during in flight near Melbourne, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Melbourne, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N129N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Florida In
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Stuart, Fla → Waycross, Ga
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2709
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
RECOVERY DATE 1/6/69. GENERAL DISINTEGRATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Dania, Florida, United States | L-R Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Brownsburg, Indiana, United States | Graves Flying | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States | Frantz Flying | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Windham, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Great Falls, Montana, United States | Missoula Skyfl | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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