Piper PA-31 N595DE
19 August 1971 · Augusta, Maine, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 August 1971 at about 20:40 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N595DE, operated by Downeast Airl*, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Augusta, Maine, United States. 8 people were on board and 3 died, 2 were seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Augusta, Maine, United States
- Nearest airport
- Augusta State
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N595DE
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Downeast Airl*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Boston, Mass → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0369
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 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
DISCONTINUED VOR APCH, ATMTD TO MAINTAIN VISUAL FLT IN IFR CONDS AT ALT BLO LVL OF OBSTRUCTING TRRN
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-31 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Russell and AX | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1971 | Piper PA-31 | Iuka, Mississippi, United States | Savannah Aero | Fatal | 4 |
| 24 Apr 1971 | Piper PA-31 | Palo Alto, California, United States | Nystrom Aviati | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1971 | Piper PA-31 | El Dorado, Mexico | Capital Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1971 | Piper PA-31 | Anguilla, Other-Foreign Countries | Valley Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1971 | Piper PA-31 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | Deluna Airways | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |