Piper PA-30 N7667Y
31 December 1970 · H.moon Bay, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 December 1970 at about 13:15 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N7667Y, operated by Floods Flying, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near H.moon Bay, California, 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 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- H.moon Bay, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Half Moon Bay
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N7667Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Floods Flying
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → San Carlos, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2577
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
FUEL SELECT L MAIN, R CROSSFEED.VALIDITY UNDTRMNDDUE IMPACT DMG.STABILATOR TRIM APRX FULL NOSE UP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 1970 | Piper PA-30 | Enterprise, Alabama, United States | Enterprise Fly | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1970 | Piper PA-30 | Fulton, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Apr 1970 | Piper PA-30 | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | Elma Corp | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1970 | Piper PA-30 | Reedley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-30 | Wappinger Fals, New York, United States | Trans Sky Airw | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1970 | Piper PA-30 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Seattle Flight | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 |