Piper PA-30 N8684Y
17 April 1973 · Arden, North Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 April 1973 at about 21:45 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N8684Y was involved in an accident during in flight near Arden, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Arden, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Asheville Mun
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N8684Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Lexington, Va → Asheville, Nc
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0794
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
TKOF WITH EST 24GAL FUEL, AIRBORNE ABT 1HR 30MIN, BOTH ENG CUT OUT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Gary, Indiana, United States | Aegler Stuart | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Jul 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Summersville, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Manville, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Lemars, Iowa, United States | Wells Dairy Co | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Greenville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Watsonville, California, United States | Empire Aire | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |