Piper PA-31 N59838
11 February 1977 · Anthony, Kansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 February 1977 at about 16:56 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N59838, operated by Catlin Aviatio, was involved in an accident during in flight near Anthony, Kansas, 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 16:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anthony, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N59838
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Catlin Aviatio
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Aspen, Co → Tulsa, Ok
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0509
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
CONTROL LOST FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.PLT NOT MULTI-ENGINE RATED.BOTH WINGS, ENGS, FUSELAGE SEPARATED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Belle Glade, Florida, United States | Great Lakes AE | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Cheektowaga, New York, United States | Corporate Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Feb 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Ithaca, New York, United States | Air Exec | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Grayling, Michigan, United States | Chief.assoc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Delaware, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Lake Tahoe, California, United States | CAL Air Commut | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |