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Piper PA-30 N7585Y

10 October 1977 · Charleston, South Carolina, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 10 October 1977 at about 23:05 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N7585Y was involved in an accident during in flight near Charleston, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-30
Registration
N7585Y
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Search and Rescue
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
S → S
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Moonlight-Bright)
NTSB number
3-4167

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 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

SEARCH FOR MISSING BOAT. RECORDS INDICATE ONE NIGHT FLT DURING LAST SIX MONTHS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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