Piper PA-23 N5900Y
21 July 1977 · Plano, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 July 1977 at about 11:39 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N5900Y, operated by Roger Smith AI, was involved in an accident during in flight near Plano, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plano, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N5900Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Roger Smith AI
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Aurora, Il → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4235
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
PLT REPORTED L ENG FEATHERED.L WING & ENG SEPARATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1977 | Piper PA-23 | Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, United States | Piper Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1977 | Piper PA-23 | Hollister, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1977 | Piper PA-23 | Datil, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1977 | Piper PA-23 | Streator, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1977 | Piper PA-23 | Weathersfield, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jul 1977 | Piper PA-23 | Freesoil, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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