Piper PA-34 N3407K

Summary

On 3 June 1970 at about 12:40 local time, a Piper PA-34 registered N3407K, operated by Piper Aircraft, was involved in an accident during in flight near Vero Beach, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 June 1970 at 12:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Vero Beach, Florida, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-34

Registration

N3407K

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

2

Operator

Piper Aircraft

Operating rule

Aircraft Manufacturer

Purpose of flight

Experimentation

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

S → Local

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-4309

1 person had minor injuries.

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

RAPID PITCH UP DRG PWR DSNT.STAB, OUTBRD SECTION WINGS FAILED UPWRD.ACFT EXAMD UNDERWATER NOT RCVRD

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.