Piper PA-23 N6550Y
8 August 1972 · Fort Scott, Kansas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1972 at about 21:15 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N6550Y, operated by SMB Stage Line, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fort Scott, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Scott, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fort Scott
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N6550Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- SMB Stage Line
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Independence, Kans → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2041
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
RECOVERY DATE 8/9/72.SPARSE LTG IN AREA.PLT RECYCLED GR ON FINAL.FLEW TRNG FLT PRIOR, MINIMUM REST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Dorset, Vermont, United States | Delaware Aviat | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
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