Piper PA-31 XB-GAP
18 December 1970 · Laredo, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 December 1970 at about 12:35 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered XB-GAP was involved in an accident during in flight near Laredo, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Laredo, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Laredo Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- XB-GAP
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Monterrey, Mex → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- E-0011
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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
R ENG QUIT.NO FUEL FOUND IN LINES. PLT LOST CTL WHILE RECYCLING GR DUE WRNG LT AND HORN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-31 | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | Monmouth Airl* | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-31 | San Lucas, Mexico | Nystrom Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-31 | Midland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1970 | Piper PA-31 | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | Continental MD | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-31 | Calexico, California, United States | Comm Credit EQ | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-31 | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | Dover Air Tra* | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |