Piper PA-31 N6493L
13 March 1980 · Utica, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 March 1980 at about 11:05 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N6493L, operated by R L Rozzell, was involved in an accident during in flight near Utica, Nebraska, 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 11:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Utica, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Flying V
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N6493L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- R L Rozzell
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Sulphur Springs, Tx → York, Ne
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0424
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
PLT DELAYED LOWERING LDG GEAR ON FINAL DURING EMERGENCY.LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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 | - |
| 21 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Houston, Texas, United States | Eagle Commuter | Fatal | 7 |
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 | - |