Piper PA-31 N74906
15 August 1977 · Austin, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 August 1977 at about 15:21 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N74906 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Austin, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Austin, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mueller
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N74906
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Galveston, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1881
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
WASTE GATE PIVOT PIN P/N 400460-817 MISSING ON RT SUPERCHARGER. PAST HISTORY OF PWR PROBLEMS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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 | - |