Howard DGA-6 N273Y
25 October 1977 · Tonopah, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 October 1977 at about 12:40 local time, a Howard DGA-6 registered N273Y was involved in an accident during in flight near Tonopah, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tonopah, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Howard DGA-6
- Registration
- N273Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3668
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
HIT GROUND WHILE MAKING SPEED RUN AT APPX 10 FT AGL.WIND ESTIMATED AS 20 TO 30 KNOT LEFT CROSS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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