Piper PA-31 N9040Y
28 December 1967 · Muncy, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 December 1967 at about 16:12 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N9040Y, operated by Pangles Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Muncy, Pennsylvania, 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 16:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Muncy, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N9040Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Pangles Inc
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1117
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
GENERAL DISINTEGRATION IN FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 1967 | Piper PA-31 | Anapra, New Mexico, United States | Fred Schneider | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1967 | Piper PA-31 | Millington, Tennessee, United States | Southern Towin | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1967 | Piper PA-31 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Monmouth Airli | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Nederland, Texas, United States | London Propert | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 Apr 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Ft.wayne, Indiana, United States | Zimmer Mfg.co. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Tobaccoville, North Carolina, United States | Aero Flight, In | Fatal | 6 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |