Piper PA-34 N56686
24 June 1980 · St Michael, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 June 1980 at about 10:20 local time, a Piper PA-34 registered N56686, operated by Bering Air Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near St Michael, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St Michael, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- St Michaels
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34
- Registration
- N56686
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Bering Air Inc
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Nome, Ak → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2230
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
SILT & DIRT RWY.WND GSTG 15KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1980 | Piper PA-34 | Streator, Illinois, United States | Clark Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1980 | Piper PA-34 | Columbus, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1980 | Piper PA-34 | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1980 | Piper PA-34 | Whiteriver, Arizona, United States | Apache Const. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-34 | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 May 1980 | Piper PA-34 | Hays, Kansas, United States | Gramerly Corp | 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 | - |