Piper PA-31T N6123A
23 February 1979 · Baltimore, Maryland, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 February 1979 at about 19:58 local time, a Piper PA-31T registered N6123A was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Baltimore, Maryland, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:58
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Blt-Wash Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31T
- Registration
- N6123A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Lynchburg, Va → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2872
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 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
HIT WIRES DRG APCH TO MARTIN ARPT, DIVERTED TO BWI TRAILING 1500FT OF WIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31T accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 1979 | Piper PA-31T | San Angelo, Texas, United States | Coca Cola Corp | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-31T | Lodi, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-31T | Eveleth, Minnesota, United States | Beebe Bros.inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-31T | Elyria, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Jan 1978 | Piper PA-31T | Santa Ana, California, United States | Crown Air | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-31T | Canton, Georgia, United States | Holstein Leasi | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |