- Date
- July 31, 1970
- Place
- Muncy, PA · MUNCY, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6753YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113362
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1690 70/7/31 MUNCY,PA PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 7736 TIME - 0842 N6753Y PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAMSPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SELLINGSGROVE,PA WILLIAMSPORT,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DSNDD BLO PUBLD MIN APCH ALT.ARPT ALSTG 29.86IN,PLT ACK.ACFT ALSTG 30.10IN.INST FIRE-IMPACT DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6753Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Williamsport
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