Piper PA-30B N7973Y
20 July 1973 · Aurora, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 July 1973 at about 00:54 local time, a Piper PA-30B registered N7973Y was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Aurora, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Aurora, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30B
- Registration
- N7973Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Denver, Colo → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1875
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
LOST CTL DURING NITE IFR ILS APCH. CRASHED 1.3 MI SHORT OF OUTER MARKER.BOTH SEAT BELTS UNFASTENED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-30B | Cordova, Maryland, United States | Shamrock Air L | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1976 | Piper PA-30B | St Louis, Missouri, United States | Executive Aire | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-30B | Warwick, Rhode Island, United States | Trans Sky Airw | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1978 | Piper PA-30B | Madras, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1979 | Piper PA-30B | Ball Ground, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1966 | Piper PA-30B | Bloomington Ill, Illinois, United States | Norbl Air Inc | Serious 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 | - |