Piper PA-23 N5607Y
12 May 1975 · Savoonga, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 May 1975 at about 17:45 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N5607Y, operated by Foster Aviatio, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Savoonga, Alaska, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Savoonga, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Savoonga
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N5607Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Foster Aviatio
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Gambell, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1591
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
CABIN DOOR CAME OPEN IN FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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