Piper PA-30 N8742Y
14 May 1970 · State College, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 May 1970 at about 10:55 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N8742Y, operated by Penn Air Inc, was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near State College, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:55
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- State College, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- University Park
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N8742Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Penn Air Inc
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Bloomington, Ind → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0007
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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.
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 |