Nihon YS11 N247P
10 February 1977 · Shenandoah, Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 10 February 1977 at about 07:58 local time, a Nihon YS11 registered N247P, operated by Piedmont Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Shenandoah, Virginia, United States. 27 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:58
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Nihon YS11
- Registration
- N247P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Piedmont Aviation, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Charlottesville, Va
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0006
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
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
UNFORECAST CAT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Nihon YS11 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1969 | Nihon YS11-A | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |