Piper PA-31 N9261Y
7 September 1972 · Columbus, Mississippi, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 September 1972 at about 21:41 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N9261Y was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Columbus, Mississippi, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:41
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbus, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Carson
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N9261Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Tupelo, Miss → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3661
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 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
LOSS OF CTL FOR UNDET REASON. PLT HAD SEVERE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-31 | Laconia, New Hampshire, United States | Winnipesaukee* | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1972 | Piper PA-31 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Wal-Mart Store | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1972 | Piper PA-31 | Brookings, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-31 | West Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States | Liberty Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-31 | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States | FOX Grocery Co | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-31 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Equitable Engi | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |