Piper PA-30B N8555Y
26 February 1969 · Warwick, Rhode Island, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 February 1969 at about 10:17 local time, a Piper PA-30B registered N8555Y, operated by Trans Sky Airw, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Warwick, Rhode Island, United States. 3 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 10:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Warwick, Rhode Island, United States
- Nearest airport
- T F Green State
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30B
- Registration
- N8555Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Trans Sky Airw
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0159
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
WHEEL WELL DOORS AND OPERATING MECHANISM FROZEN IN UP POSITION CAUSED CIRCUIT BREAKER TO POP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 1966 | Piper PA-30B | Bloomington Ill, Illinois, United States | Norbl Air Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-30B | Cordova, Maryland, United States | Shamrock Air L | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1973 | Piper PA-30B | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Nov 1976 | Piper PA-30B | St Louis, Missouri, United States | Executive Aire | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1978 | Piper PA-30B | Madras, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1979 | Piper PA-30B | Ball Ground, Georgia, United States | - | Serious 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 |