Piper PA-28R N5026S
16 October 1970 · Sidney, Nebraska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 October 1970 at about 16:40 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N5026S, operated by Apple Valley A, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Sidney, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sidney, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sidney
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N5026S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Apple Valley A
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Council Bluffs, Iowa → Pinedale, Wyo
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1647
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
CV-580 LND PREVIOUSLY. WIND CALM. NO CTL TOWER AT ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-28R | McAllen, Texas, United States | Upper Valley A | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-28R | Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28R | Montrose, Colorado, United States | Air Utah | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 May 1970 | Piper PA-28R | Boulder, Colorado, United States | KEN Hoffman FL | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-28R | Clearwater, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1970 | Piper PA-28R | Bend, Oregon, United States | Travel Sports | Serious injuries | - |
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| 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 |