Piper PA-30 N7161Y
4 November 1970 · McKnlyville, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 November 1970 at about 19:10 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N7161Y, operated by Pacific Shore, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near McKnlyville, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McKnlyville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Arcata
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N7161Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Pacific Shore
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Orleans, Calif → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2443
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
ENCTRD BUILDUPS ENRT, RPRTD 20000FT ALT.ADZD USE ANY RWY.OXY TNKS EMPTY.RADIOS INCORRECTLY SET.
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 |