Piper PA-22 N6044D
2 August 1970 · Susanville, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 August 1970, a Piper PA-22 registered N6044D, operated by Sierra Cascade, was involved in an accident during in flight near Susanville, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Susanville, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N6044D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sierra Cascade
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Redding, Calif → Reno, Nev
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1522
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
LOST CTL IN UNLTD MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. RECOVERY DATE 9/28/70. PLT HADNT SLEPT SINCE PREVIOUS NITE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-22 | Hardy, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1970 | Piper PA-22 | Somerset, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1970 | Piper PA-22 | Vandalia, Ohio, United States | Condors Flying | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-22 | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Nov 1970 | Piper PA-22 | Othello, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
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 |