Piper PA-23 N5090Y
10 December 1969 · Passadumkeag, Maine, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 December 1969 at about 08:31 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N5090Y, operated by Aroostook Air*, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Passadumkeag, Maine, 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 08:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Passadumkeag, Maine, United States
- Nearest airport
- Old Town
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N5090Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Aroostook Air*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Houlton, Me → Portland, Me
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3759
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
RPTD OVR BCN 0830 CMNCG APCH.ABT 0831 HIT MTN 1350FT ELEV,16NM ENE BCN.PT MIN ALT 1900FT W/IN 10MI
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Dania, Florida, United States | L-R Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Brownsburg, Indiana, United States | Graves Flying | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States | Frantz Flying | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Windham, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Great Falls, Montana, United States | Missoula Skyfl | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 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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