Piper PA-20 N7375K
11 July 1969 · Penrose, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 July 1969 at about 13:35 local time, a Piper PA-20 registered N7375K, operated by Sunset Drive I, was involved in an accident during in flight near Penrose, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Penrose, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-20
- Registration
- N7375K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sunset Drive I
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2379
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 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
LOW PASS TO OBSERVE AREA BEING USED TO FILM A MOVIE.HIT PROTRUDING ROCK FORMATION.1 PX DIED 8/69.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1969 | Piper PA-20 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Aug 1969 | Piper PA-20 | Nacogdoches, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1969 | Piper PA-20 | Milford, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1969 | Piper PA-20 | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1969 | Piper PA-20 | Cantwell, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1969 | Piper PA-20 | Sidney, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 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 |