Piper PA-23 N5006Y
10 December 1971 · American Falls, Idaho, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 December 1971 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N5006Y, operated by Simplot Aviati, was involved in an accident during in flight near American Falls, Idaho, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- American Falls, Idaho, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N5006Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Simplot Aviati
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Boise, Id → Pocatello, Id
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3885
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
RCVRY DATE 12/11/71.ENCTRD DETERIORATING WX CONDITIONS AT NIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-23 | Hillsboro, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 13 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-23 | West Milbury, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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