Piper PA-24 N9304P
3 September 1969 · Blythe, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 September 1969 at about 19:15 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N9304P, operated by Anderson Aviat, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Blythe, California, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Blythe, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Blythe
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N9304P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Anderson Aviat
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Phoenix, Ariz → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2649
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 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
PLT WAS TRYING TO LAND BY CAR LTS. CURRENT NOTAMSTATED RWY LTS INOP, DUE PREVIOUS SEVERE STORM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 1969 | Piper PA-24 | Cumming, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 10 Oct 1969 | Piper PA-24 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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