Piper PA-30 N7968Y
24 July 1971 · Freeland, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 July 1971 at about 19:26 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N7968Y, operated by 21 Flying Club, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Freeland, Michigan, United States. 2 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 19:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Freeland, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tri City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N7968Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- 21 Flying Club
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 3-2780
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
LWRD GR, NORM SYST, UNSAFE INDCN.LWRD GR EMERG SYST, LNDD WITH UNSAFE INDCN.NO MALF FOUND EITHER SYST
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-30 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-30 | Madison, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-30 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Eason and Wall | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-30 | Austin, Texas, United States | Southern Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1971 | Piper PA-30 | Bartow, Florida, United States | Bartow Air ACA | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1971 | Piper PA-30 | Long Beach, California, United States | Charles H Barn | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |