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Piper PA-23 N2175P

16 May 1977 · Ashland, Oregon, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 16 May 1977 at about 05:05 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N2175P was involved in an accident during in flight near Ashland, Oregon, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 05:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Ashland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-23
Registration
N2175P
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Eugene, Or → Riverside, Ca
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-1115

People

4 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 4 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

OVCST SKY, TOPS 12000FT.NO FLT PLAN.AUTOPLT CLIMB.HIT MTN 6840FT.RECOVERY DATE 5/17/77.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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