Piper PA-31 N300X
31 March 1973 · Niles, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 March 1973 at about 20:53 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N300X, operated by Midwest Tank &, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Niles, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Niles, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tyler Memorial
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N300X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Midwest Tank &
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Owensboro, Ky → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0736
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
DESCENDED BLO MDA IN KNOWN TSTM COND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 1973 | Piper PA-31 | West Helena, Arkansas, United States | Helena Chemica | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1973 | Piper PA-31 | Walla Walla, Washington, United States | American Sign | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Sep 1973 | Piper PA-31 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Champion Devel | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1973 | Piper PA-31 | Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States | Equity Leasing | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1973 | Piper PA-31 | Pellston, Michigan, United States | Land-Sea Airwa | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1973 | Piper PA-31 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Roger Saad & C | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |