Piper PA-23 N6302Y
21 July 1971 · Alamosa, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 July 1971 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N6302Y, operated by W.r.schnorr MA, was involved in an accident during in flight near Alamosa, Colorado, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alamosa, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N6302Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- W.r.schnorr MA
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Phoenix, Ariz → Denver, Colo
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1361
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 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
RECOVERY DATE 7/24/71
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-23 | Hillsboro, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 13 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-23 | West Milbury, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1971 | Piper PA-23 | Tularosa, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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