Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-23 N1941

6 March 1972 · Pelee Is, Canada · No injuries

Summary

On 6 March 1972 at about 14:50 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N1941 was involved in an accident during in flight near Pelee Is, Canada. 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 14:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Pelee Is, Canada
Nearest airport
Pele Island
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-23
Registration
N1941
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Z → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
6-0062

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

INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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