Piper PA-23 N5670Y
30 October 1976 · Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 October 1976 at about 11:37 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N5670Y, operated by Alpine Airways, was involved in an incident during in flight near Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:37
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bradley Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N5670Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Alpine Airways
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Harwinton, Ct → Local
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0019
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
IP DEMO AUTO-PLT DID NOT KNOW HOW TO TURN OFF. PILOT-LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH ACFT AUTO-PILOT SYS
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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