Piper PA-31 N59932
21 March 1980 · Houston, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 March 1980 at about 19:49 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N59932, operated by Eagle Commuter, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Houston, Texas, United States. 10 people were on board and 7 died, 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- William P.hobby
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N59932
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Eagle Commuter
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Brownwood, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2207
People
7 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 7 | 3 | 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
PLT FAILED TO LND IMMEDLY OR PROPERLY CONF ACFT.MISC-ACFT MARGINAL SINGLE-ENG PERFORMANCE CPBLTY
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Asap Air, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Tri-Cities FLT | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Morgan Hill, California, United States | Calif Air Chrt | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | Chart Air, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Eufaula, Alabama, United States | Mid South Indu | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Utica, Nebraska, United States | R L Rozzell | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |