Piper PA-23 N6661Y
11 January 1970 · Bay Minette, Alabama, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 11 January 1970 at about 21:10 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N6661Y, operated by Werhan Aviatio, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bay Minette, Alabama, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bay Minette, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bay Minette
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N6661Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Werhan Aviatio
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- New Orleans, la → Pensacola, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0126
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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 APCH TO FLD WITH NO LETDOWN AIDS IN MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS AT NITE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Chester, Connecticut, United States | Chester Airpor | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |