Piper PA-30 N8540Y
17 March 1973 · Opa Locka, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 March 1973 at about 08:23 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N8540Y, operated by Burnside-Ott T, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Opa Locka, Florida, United States. 3 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 08:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Opa Locka, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Opa Locka
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N8540Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Burnside-Ott T
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1576
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
WX BRIEF ATIS.ACFT EQPD WITH MIRROR ON L ENG NACELLE TO OBS L LDG GR DWN PSN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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 | - |