Piper PA-30 N8608Y
18 August 1971 · Spring Valley, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 August 1971 at about 18:45 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N8608Y was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Spring Valley, New York, United States. 4 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 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spring Valley, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ramapo Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N8608Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3138
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
BLEW OUT MG TIRES AND DMGD WGS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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 | - |