Piper PA-60-601P N6069U
20 October 1988 · Laketown, Utah, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 October 1988 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA-60-601P registered N6069U was involved in an accident near Laketown, Utah, 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Laketown, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.8101, -111.3706
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-60-601P
- Registration
- N6069U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Salt Lake City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN89FA020
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
THE PLT DEPARTED SALT LAKE CITY ON A PLEASURE FLT TO BEAR LAKE TO OVERFLY A HOME THAT HE OWNED. WITNESSES NEAR THE ACC SITE STATED THEY SAW THE ACFT CIRCLE OVER THE HOUSE AND THEN DEPART THE AREA OVER A RIDGE OF MTNS. THE ACFT TURNED OUT OVER THE LAKE AND WAS IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLT SHORTLY BEFORE IT DESCENDED AT A STEEP ANGLE INTO THE WATER. THE AUTOPSY PERFORMED ON THE PLT REVEALED CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS. THE ASST MEDICAL EXAMINER STATED IN THE AUTOPSY REPORT THE PLT 'MAY HAVE BEEN RENDERED INCAPACITATED BY AN ACUTE CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA.'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-60 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-60 | Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States | Phillips, Lewis | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-60-602P | Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-60-601P | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Buka, Norman J. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1988 | Piper PA-60-601P | St Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1988 | Piper PA-60 | Somerville, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-60-700P | Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States | Rogers, Robert H. | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 1988 | Beechcraft B24R | Ogden, Utah, United States | Kansas College of Technology | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1988 | Hiller UH-12E | Vernal, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1988 | Cessna 150M | Delta, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172N | Duchesne, Utah, United States | Colorado Northwestern Comm COL | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1988 | Cessna 152 | Hurricane, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1988 | Cessna 180 | Logan, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |