Piper PA-23 N6812Y
15 January 1981 · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 January 1981 at about 13:55 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N6812Y, operated by Hornady MFG Co, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lakefront
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N6812Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Hornady MFG Co
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Grand Island, Ne → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3460
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
ATIS OVR 3HRS OLD, ADVISING RWY36 IN USE.ILS RWY18 APCH.1349 WX, WOX 1/8F, NOT GIVEN TO PLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 1981 | Piper PA-23 | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-23 | Lowell, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Nov 1981 | Piper PA-23 | Niles, Ohio, United States | Omni Aircraft | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-23 | Bunnell, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Jan 1981 | Piper PA-23 | Van Wert, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1981 | Piper PA-23 | College Park, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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