Piper PA-30 N7881Y
4 September 1973 · Gary, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 September 1973 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N7881Y, operated by Aegler Stuart, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Gary, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gary, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gary Mun
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N7881Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Aegler Stuart
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Grand Rapids, Mich → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3956
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 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
PLT LNDD ON RWY 20 OTR ACFT TKOF ON RWY 12 COLLIDED AT RWY INTERSECTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Summersville, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Manville, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Lemars, Iowa, United States | Wells Dairy Co | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Greenville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Watsonville, California, United States | Empire Aire | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Sioux City, Iowa, United States | Graham Flying | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |