Piper PA-30 N7440Y
2 June 1966 · Red Bluff Calif, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 June 1966 at about 15:10 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N7440Y was involved in an accident during in flight near Red Bluff Calif, California, 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 15:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Red Bluff Calif, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bidwell
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N7440Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0473
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
WITNESSES SAW N7440Y APPROACH A STALL WITH NO.2 PROP FEATHERED, ENTER A FLAT SPIN, AND CRASH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 1966 | Piper PA-30 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | E.w.wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1966 | Piper PA-30 | Jacksonville Fla, Florida, United States | Lethco Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1966 | Piper PA-30 | Fountain Colo, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1966 | Piper PA-30 | Oakland Calif, California, United States | Airways Charte | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1966 | Piper PA-30 | Hershey Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1966 | Piper PA-30 | Ontario Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |