Piper PA-23 N5537Y
11 July 1980 · False Pass, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 July 1980 at about 15:45 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N5537Y, operated by Peninsula Arwy, was involved in an accident during in flight near False Pass, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- False Pass, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- False Pass
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N5537Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Peninsula Arwy
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Cold Bay, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3222
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
PHASE-STEEP TURN. MAIL FLIGHT. CPNY FLT PLN. WNDGSTG 25KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
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| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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