Piper PA-31 N406CA
20 July 1977 · Cheektowaga, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 July 1977 at about 21:52 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N406CA, operated by Corporate Air, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Cheektowaga, New York, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cheektowaga, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Buffalo Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N406CA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Corporate Air
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Buffalo, Ny → Rochester, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3724
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
HYPERTENSIVE HEMORRHAGE OF LEFT BASIL GANGLIA.
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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 6 May 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Taplin, West Virginia, United States | Cherokee Enter | Fatal | 3 |
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 | - |