Piper PA-23 N6117Y
1 March 1974 · Sutter Crk, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 March 1974 at about 10:30 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N6117Y, operated by Blue Aviation, was involved in an accident during in flight near Sutter Crk, California, United States. 4 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 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sutter Crk, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N6117Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Blue Aviation
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Reno, Nev → San Jose, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0523
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
CABIN HEATER VALVE NOT SAFETY WIRED, BACKED OFF CAUSING FUEL LEAK & INTERRUPTING FUEL FLOW TO ENG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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