Piper PA-31 N9261Y
8 September 1969 · Columbus, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 September 1969 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N9261Y, operated by JIM Hankens AI, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Columbus, Mississippi, United States. 3 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 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbus, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sanders Carson
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N9261Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- JIM Hankens AI
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Augusta, Ga → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3840
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
ACFT DRIFTED L AND L WING STRUCK FENCE POSTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-31 | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | Dover Air Tra* | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1969 | Piper PA-31 | Alcoa, Tennessee, United States | Harrison Motor | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1969 | Piper PA-31 | Burbank, California, United States | United Clearin | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Jan 1969 | Piper PA-31 | Jamestown, Tennessee, United States | Suse Co Inc | Fatal | 6 |
| 5 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-31 | Jasper, Texas, United States | Visador Co | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Nov 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Nederland, Texas, United States | London Propert | Fatal | 5 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |