Piper PA-23 N6230Y
16 July 1970 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 July 1970 at about 12:40 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N6230Y, operated by Ross Aviation*, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sunport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N6230Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Ross Aviation*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Los Alamos, N Mex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1178
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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 SAID GR RETRACTED PRIOR LIFT-OFF.LDG GR SYS CKD OK.GS AT RWY CONTACT COMPUTED AS 118 MPH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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