Piper PA-23 N501EE
18 October 1974 · Long Beach, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 October 1974 at about 02:55 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N501EE, operated by Aviation Natio, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Long Beach, California, United States. 5 people were on board and 4 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Long Beach, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Long Beach Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N501EE
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Aviation Natio
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Grand Junction, Colo
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4288
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 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
ACFT STRUCK NATURAL GAS TANK LOCATED .6 MI SOUTHOF RWY 25L.OVER MAX GROSS WT ABT 515 LBS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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