Piper PA-23 N6470Y
6 March 1969 · Windom, Minnesota, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 6 March 1969 at about 02:30 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N6470Y, operated by SMB Stageline, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Windom, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Windom, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Windom
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N6470Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- SMB Stageline
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0600
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
MAIL FLT.CONTACTED GRND WHILE ON BASE LEG.ELEVATION AT CRASH SITE APRX 100 FT HIGHER THAN ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Dania, Florida, United States | L-R Aircraft | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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