Piper PA-31 N61436
20 October 1976 · Hampton, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 October 1976 at about 19:08 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N61436, operated by Skyline Aviati, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Hampton, Virginia, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hampton, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newport News Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N61436
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Skyline Aviati
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Washington, Dc → Baltimore, Md
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3783
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
NR5 CYL, R ENG, EXH VALVE WOULD NOT SEAT.R ENG ALTBRACKET FAILED.COPLT INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 1976 | Piper PA-31 | Jacksonville, Illinois, United States | Empire GAS COR | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1976 | Piper PA-31 | Grand View, New York, United States | Baltimore Cons | Fatal | 5 |
| 7 Jun 1976 | Piper PA-31 | Baxter, Minnesota, United States | Thomas Torgers | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1976 | Piper PA-31 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Air Cargo Syst | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1976 | Piper PA-31 | Many, Louisiana, United States | Jandebueur Co. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1976 | Piper PA-31 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Keytransportat | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |