Piper PA-34 N56936
1 January 1981 · El Cajon, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 January 1981 at about 06:55 local time, a Piper PA-34 registered N56936 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near El Cajon, California, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Cajon, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gillespie
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34
- Registration
- N56936
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Las Vegas, Nv
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0551
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 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
STOLEN ACFT BY NON-PILOT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-34 | Manistee, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 May 1981 | Piper PA-34 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | K-Jack ENG Co | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-34 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Flytel Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1981 | Piper PA-34 | Henrietta, Texas, United States | Charles Fowler | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1981 | Piper PA-34 | Crystal City, Texas, United States | W.b. Cotton | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1981 | Piper PA-34 | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |