Piper PA-23 N3435P
20 September 1971 · Lyme Center, New Hampshire, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 September 1971 at about 19:16 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N3435P was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Lyme Center, New Hampshire, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lyme Center, New Hampshire, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N3435P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Portland, Me → Lebanon, Nh
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2292
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 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
DESCENDED BELOW OBSTRUCTING TERRAIN ON VOR APCH.PLT FLYING UNFAMILIAR ACFT FROM R SEAT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-23 | Hillsboro, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 May 1971 | Piper PA-23 | Augusta, Georgia, United States | TAS Flight SER | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-23 | Upperville, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-23 | Elk Grove, California, United States | Thomas Aircraf | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-23 | West Milbury, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1971 | Piper PA-23 | Tularosa, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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