Piper PA-23 N1497P
26 March 1970 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 26 March 1970 at about 12:07 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N1497P, operated by Geotronics A T, was involved in an accident during in flight near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- N Las Vegas
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N1497P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Geotronics A T
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Mapping/Photography
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Boulder City, Nev → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0610
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
L PROP GOV TO FRONT ENG CASE OIL LINE BKN.ACFT CLRD LND ANY RNWY, CONT CRCG.R FUEL VALVE EMPTY TANK
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Chester, Connecticut, United States | Chester Airpor | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-23 | San Carlos, California, United States | BCK and M Corp | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Liberal, Kansas, United States | Aircraft Renta | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Seguin, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Alaska Transpo | No injuries | - |
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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 |