Piper PA-23 N6279Y
30 July 1970 · Charleston, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 July 1970 at about 11:35 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N6279Y, operated by W N Industries, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Charleston, South Carolina, United States. 5 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 11:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Charleston Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N6279Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- W N Industries
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Opalocka, Fla → Spring Valley, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3334
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
L OF CNTRLN, TCHDWN L WING LOW.VEERED OFF RWY, HITRADAR REFLECTOR, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED IN SOFT MUD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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