Piper PA-23 N6980Y
13 October 1972 · Alabaster, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 October 1972 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N6980Y was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Alabaster, Alabama, United States. 3 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 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alabaster, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shelby County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N6980Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2739
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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