Piper PA-31 N689WW
18 July 1978 · Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported · Fatal
Summary
On 18 July 1978, a Piper PA-31 registered N689WW was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N689WW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Route
- Santa Marta, Colombia → Port Au Prince, Haiti
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3385
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
ACFT DAMAGE AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |
| 8 Sep 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Marshall, Missouri, United States | Kansas City, EX | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Las Vegas Airl | Fatal | 10 |
| 9 Oct 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Concord, North Carolina, United States | Centra Dist Co | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Granville, Massachusetts, United States | Palmer Air CHA | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft E18S | Unknown/Nr, Unknown/Not Reported | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1978 | Douglas DC-3 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Argosy Airline | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 May 1978 | Piper PA-32 | Nassau, Unknown/Not Reported | Alpha Sierra, I | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1978 | Cessna 150 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Northen AVN LT | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Lake LA-4 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 2 |