Piper PA-23 N5085Y
10 December 1974 · Denton, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 December 1974 at about 10:55 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N5085Y, operated by Red Baron Flig, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Denton, Texas, United States. 3 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 10:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Denton, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Municipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N5085Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Red Baron Flig
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Fort Worth, Tex → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3819
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 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
SIM R ENG INOP.IP CUT MIXT.PLT BOUNCED LDG, ACFT BLO VMC ON ATTMPTD GO ARND.ROLLED TO R.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 1974 | Piper PA-23 | Sparta, Illinois, United States | Centralia Airw | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1974 | Piper PA-23 | Montgomery, New York, United States | Aerial Enterpr | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1974 | Piper PA-23 | Cooperstown, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1974 | Piper PA-23 | Center, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1974 | Piper PA-23 | Acme, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 8 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-23 | Dover, Delaware, United States | Dag-Aviation A | No injuries | - |
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