Piper PA-23 N6848Y
13 August 1971 · West Milbury, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 August 1971 at about 11:30 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N6848Y was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near West Milbury, Massachusetts, United States. 5 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 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Milbury, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Windle
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N6848Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Catham, Mass → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3101
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
HIT ROCK HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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