Piper PA-31P N6803L
4 December 1970 · Norwood, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 December 1970 at about 18:48 local time, a Piper PA-31P registered N6803L, operated by Piper Aircraft, was involved in an accident during in flight near Norwood, Massachusetts, United States. 2 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 18:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Norwood, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Norwood
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31P
- Registration
- N6803L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Piper Aircraft
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Windsor Locks Conn → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4505
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 MAIN GR DOOR SEPARATED, CUT HYD LINE.PLT UNABLETO LOWER GR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31P accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 1972 | Piper PA-31P | San Diego, California, United States | Navco Internat | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Jan 1973 | Piper PA-31P | Linden, New Jersey, United States | Refrigeration | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-31P | Tampa, Florida, United States | Refrigerated T | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jan 1974 | Piper PA-31P | Wichita, Kansas, United States | C G Wings Inc | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1974 | Piper PA-31P | Fresno, California, United States | High & Mighty | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1974 | Piper PA-31P | Willoughby H, Ohio, United States | Kinzig Tool Co | Fatal | 4 |
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 |