Piper PA-30 N7276Y
20 July 1971 · Huntington, West Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 July 1971 at about 12:11 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N7276Y, operated by Maryland Refra, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Huntington, West Virginia, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huntington, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tri-State
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N7276Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Maryland Refra
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Altoona, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0943
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
R FUEL SELECT BTWN MAIN AND AUX TANKS.ACFT YAWEDR AFTR T/O, NOSE LIFTED, ACFT IN TIGHT L TURN-DSCND
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 | - |