- Date
- July 9, 1969
- Place
- Savannah, GA · SAVANNAH, GA
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N4310YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 170628
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2451 69/7/9 NR.SAVANNAH,GA PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, TIME - 2127 N4310Y PX- 4 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP READING,PA ST.SIMONS ISLAND,GA CHARLESTON,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDETERMINED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED REMARKS- R MAIN GR ASSY OF N4310Y FOUND BY BOAT OFF ST CATHERINES IS ON 9/17/69.ACFT DMG,INJURIES PRESUMED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4310Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4310YRegistration cancelled Feb 5, 2018 · Piper PA-23-160Airframe modelPiper PA-23-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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