Piper PA-30 N7643Y
16 March 1968 · Alton, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 March 1968 at about 14:24 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N7643Y was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Alton, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alton, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Civic Memorial
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N7643Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0725
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
PRACTISING SINGLE ENG LNDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 1968 | Piper PA-30 | Twin Mountain, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-30 | Altus, Oklahoma, United States | Altus Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1968 | Piper PA-30 | Laverne, California, United States | J.e.engineerin | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1968 | Piper PA-30 | Manchester, Kentucky, United States | Curtis Turner | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1968 | Piper PA-30 | Youngstown, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1968 | Piper PA-30 | Littleton, Colorado, United States | Penner Constru | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |