Piper PA-23 N6759Y
31 January 1975 · Mulgulanga V, Africa · No injuries
Summary
On 31 January 1975 at about 16:45 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N6759Y, operated by Colorado Inter, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Mulgulanga V, Africa. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mulgulanga V, Africa
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N6759Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Colorado Inter
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Seeding Clouds
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Kolwezi, Zair → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0002
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
EXPERIENCED NAV-COMM FAILURE, BECAME LOST, LNDD ONDIRT TRAIL.INVEST JURISDICTION GOVT OF ZAIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1975 | Piper PA-23 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1975 | Beechcraft B55 | Luanda Angola, Africa | Aircraft Facil | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1973 | Douglas DC3 | Tamnrsset, Africa | Aero Service C | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1978 | Douglas DC-3 | Tamanrst, Africa | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1972 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Ora, Africa | Mobil Oil Liby | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1978 | Douglas DC-6A | Zandery, Africa | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1972 | Cessna 182 | Kibati, Africa | - | Fatal | 1 |