Plane Crash List

Piper PA-16 N6853K

16 May 1969 · La Grande, Oregon, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 16 May 1969 at about 11:25 local time, a Piper PA-16 registered N6853K was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near La Grande, Oregon, 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 11:25
Classification
Accident
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States
Nearest airport
La Grande
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-16
Registration
N6853K
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
Boise, Id → Portland, Oreg
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2619

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.

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