Piper PA-23 N1356E
31 October 1975 · San Dimas, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 October 1975 at about 21:37 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N1356E was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near San Dimas, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Dimas, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brackett Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N1356E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Los Angeles, Ca → La Verne, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3710
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
MADE 360 ON 1ST APCH, TOO HI. TERRAIN, SPARSE LTG, DARK NITE CAUSED LACK OF HORIZON ON APCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1975 | Piper PA-23 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Feb 1975 | Piper PA-23 | Elgin, Illinois, United States | Duvan Inc | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1975 | Piper PA-23 | Orinda, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Mar 1975 | Piper PA-23 | Grandview, Indiana, United States | Mid America le | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Sep 1975 | Piper PA-23 | Julian, California, United States | Avons Y Servic | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jan 1975 | Piper PA-23 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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