Piper PA20 N7459K
9 January 1965 · San Carlos Calif, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 January 1965 at about 08:40 local time, a Piper PA20 registered N7459K was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near San Carlos Calif, California, 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 08:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Carlos Calif, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Carlos
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA20
- Registration
- N7459K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0031
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
FLIGHT PURPOSE WAS TO ACQUAINT PRIVATE PILOT WITH HIGH GROSS WEIGHT FLIGHT CONDITIONS
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 1964 | Piper PA20 | Harrisonburg Va, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1964 | Piper PA20 | Ft Leonardwood Mo, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1964 | Piper PA20 | Wainwright Alas, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1964 | Piper PA20 | Mt View Okla, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1964 | Piper PA20 | Paxson Alas, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1964 | Piper PA20 | Portage Alas, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |