Piper PA-20 N745R
3 September 1968 · Dillingham, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 September 1968 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA-20 registered N745R was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Dillingham, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dillingham, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dillingham
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-20
- Registration
- N745R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3041
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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
ATTEMPTED LNDG ON UNLIGHTED FLD WITH AID OF CAR LTS.STRUCK POWER LINE NEXT TO RNWY.LTD FLD NEARBY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1968 | Piper PA-20 | Nome, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1968 | Piper PA-20 | Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1968 | Piper PA-20 | Picayune, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1968 | Piper PA-20 | Nabesna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1968 | Piper PA-20 | Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, United States | Vogan-Rigby AI | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1968 | Piper PA-20 | Big Bear Lake, California, United States | - | 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 | - |