Piper PA-30 N7736Y
4 November 1970 · Creston, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 November 1970 at about 10:45 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N7736Y, operated by Cecil O.boone, was involved in an accident during in flight near Creston, North Carolina, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Creston, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N7736Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Cecil O.boone
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Bennettsville, Sc → Johnson City, Tenn
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2036
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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
MNTN RIDGES OBSCURED. HIT TREES AND CRASHED ON NEXT RIDGE. NO WEA BRIEF RECD AFTER 1ST DEP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 1970 | Piper PA-30 | Enterprise, Alabama, United States | Enterprise Fly | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1970 | Piper PA-30 | Fulton, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Apr 1970 | Piper PA-30 | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | Elma Corp | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1970 | Piper PA-30 | Reedley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-30 | Wappinger Fals, New York, United States | Trans Sky Airw | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1970 | Piper PA-30 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Seattle Flight | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |