Piper PA-30 N8701Y
12 September 1969 · Topeka, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 September 1969 at about 09:15 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N8701Y, operated by Lincoln Helico, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Topeka, Kansas, United States. 4 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 09:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Topeka, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Phillip Billard
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N8701Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Lincoln Helico
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Omaha, Nebr → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2824
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
R ALTNR TRML LUG LOOSE, CTCD OTR LUG CAUSED FIELDCKT SHORT.ALTNRS IN PAR.EMGCY GR EXTSN SYS AVBLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 1969 | Piper PA-30 | Greeley, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Nov 1969 | Piper PA-30 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | JIM Hankens AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1969 | Piper PA-30 | Enterprise, Alabama, United States | Enterprise Fly | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-30 | Masaryktown, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1969 | Piper PA-30 | Kenova, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1969 | Piper PA-30 | Northbrook, Illinois, United States | GS Flyveskol | 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 |