Piper PA-30 N7769Y
18 December 1972 · Mrn Diablotin, Other-Foreign Countries · Fatal
Summary
On 18 December 1972 at about 12:45 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N7769Y was involved in an accident during in flight near Mrn Diablotin, Other-Foreign Countries. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mrn Diablotin, Other-Foreign Countries
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N7769Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Antigua, Wi → Martinique, Wi
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0097
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 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
MTNS OBSCURED BY CLOUDS.HIT MTN AT 4330FT MSL.INVESTIGATED & REPORTED BY DOMINICAN GOVT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Tallassee, Alabama, United States | Wall Arcft Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | Sisco Investme | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Marathon, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | Socol Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott A | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 1972 | Cessna 172 | Freeport, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1972 | Cessna 150G | Clark Afbase, Other-Foreign Countries | Clark Aero CLU | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1972 | Cessna 172 | Ptd.bight, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1972 | Lockheed 18 | Clarendon, Other-Foreign Countries | Karol Investme | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Virgin Gorda, Other-Foreign Countries | All Islands AI | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1972 | Cessna 207 | San Salvdor, Other-Foreign Countries | - | Fatal | 2 |