Piper PA-30 N8648Y
16 January 1972 · Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 January 1972 at about 23:21 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N8648Y, operated by Karns, Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States. 5 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 23:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fort Lauderdale
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N8648Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Karns, Inc
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- New Orleans, la → Pompano Beach, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0070
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
BOTH ALTRNTRS FAILED, BRUSHES WORN.BATT DEPLETED EXTNDNG GR.MOTOR NOT DISENGAGED DRG EMERG EXTNSN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Tallassee, Alabama, United States | Wall Arcft Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | Sisco Investme | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Marathon, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | Socol Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott A | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |