Beechcraft A23A N7959L
21 October 1971 · Wasilla, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 21 October 1971 at about 17:40 local time, a Beechcraft A23A registered N7959L was involved in an accident during in flight near Wasilla, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wasilla, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bic Lake
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A23A
- Registration
- N7959L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Fairbanks, Alas → Anchorage, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-4329
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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
EXHSTD FUEL, CRASH LNDD IN TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A23A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 1971 | Beechcraft A23A | Maramec, Oklahoma, United States | Plains Transpo | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1971 | Beechcraft A23A | Santa Paula, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1971 | Beechcraft A23A | West Dover, Vermont, United States | Almaral, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1971 | Beechcraft A23A | Harrison, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1971 | Beechcraft A23A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1971 | Beechcraft A23A | New Paltz, New York, United States | Musketeer Flyi | 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 | - |