Piper PA-31 N260Z
15 May 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 May 1968 at about 17:59 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N260Z, operated by Midwest Commu*, was involved in an incident during in flight near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 8 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:59
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N260Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Midwest Commu*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0005
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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
FIRE IGNITED IN FUEL SELECTOR AREA BETWEEN PLT AND CO-PLT POSITIONS.EXTINGUISHED AND LND SAFELY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Nederland, Texas, United States | London Propert | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 Apr 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Ft.wayne, Indiana, United States | Zimmer Mfg.co. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Tobaccoville, North Carolina, United States | Aero Flight, In | Fatal | 6 |
| 20 Jun 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Bass Lake, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Paris, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States | Black and Deck | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |