Piper PA-23 N62727
29 October 1979 · Harlan, Kentucky, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 29 October 1979 at about 13:15 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N62727, operated by Executive Air, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Harlan, Kentucky, United States. 5 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Harlan, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tucker-Guthrie
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N62727
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Executive Air
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Charleston, Wv → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3019
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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
ALT AIR DOOR LOOSE IN AIRBOX.T/D FAST, FLAPS UP, ON WET GRASS ADJ TO RWY.DROPPED OVR CLIFF WEST END.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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