Piper PA-23 N777MF
26 September 1976 · Steamboat Spgs, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 September 1976 at about 13:08 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N777MF, operated by Yegge Hall EVA, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Steamboat Spgs, Colorado, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Steamboat Spgs, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Routt County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N777MF
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Yegge Hall EVA
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Denver Co
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3762
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 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
WITNESSES SAW TURN TO FINAL STEEPEN-NOSE DROP MISC-AFT CARGO DOOR CAME OPEN DURING TAKEOFF
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 1976 | Piper PA-23 | San Carlos, Arizona, United States | Blair Enterpri | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1976 | Piper PA-23 | Hamilton, Montana, United States | Barry Larson & | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Feb 1976 | Piper PA-23 | Hungerford, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1976 | Piper PA-23 | Clewiston, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 8 Mar 1976 | Piper PA-23 | Warwick, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1976 | Piper PA-23 | Desert Hot Spg, California, United States | Van ORT Enterp | Fatal | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
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