Piper PA-23 N640CC
27 October 1979 · Fort Myers, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 October 1979 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N640CC, operated by North American, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Fort Myers, Florida, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Myers, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Page Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N640CC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- North American
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Atlanta, Ga.
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3801
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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 SETTLED DRG GR RETRACTION AFTER LIFTOFF.FULL TANKS,6 SOB.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-23 | West Palm Bch, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1979 | Piper PA-23 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Wings of Chris | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1979 | Piper PA-23 | Elbert, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1979 | Piper PA-23 | Ft.mccoy, Florida, United States | Skyway of Ocal | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1979 | Piper PA-23 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Vipilot | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1979 | Piper PA-23 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Caribbean Avia | Fatal | 4 |
All 1,716 records for this type
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