Piper PA-23E N777AV
8 June 1974 · Cresson, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 June 1974 at about 23:02 local time, a Piper PA-23E registered N777AV, operated by Air Ventures, I, was involved in an accident during in flight near Cresson, Texas, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cresson, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23E
- Registration
- N777AV
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Ventures, I
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Lubbock, Tex → Ft Worth, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2443
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 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
PENETRATED AREA OF FCST SVR TSTMS.FTW 2354CST WX.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-23E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1978 | Piper PA-23E | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | J W Benafield | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-23E-250 | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | James Kenney | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1999 | Piper PA-23E-250 | Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |