Piper PA-30 N8504Y
22 September 1969 · Tacoma, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 September 1969 at about 03:21 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N8504Y, operated by Durham Aircraf, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Tacoma, Washington, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tacoma, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tacoma Industrial
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N8504Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Durham Aircraf
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Spokane, Wash → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3121
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 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
ATTEMPTED CONTACT APCH TO APT ON DARK NITE OVER WATER WITH SPARSE LTG IN AREA. LOW SCUD BELOW OCST
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 1969 | Piper PA-30 | Greeley, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Nov 1969 | Piper PA-30 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | JIM Hankens AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1969 | Piper PA-30 | Enterprise, Alabama, United States | Enterprise Fly | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-30 | Masaryktown, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1969 | Piper PA-30 | Kenova, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1969 | Piper PA-30 | Northbrook, Illinois, United States | GS Flyveskol | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |