Piper PA-31 N27661
10 February 1981 · Prescott, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 10 February 1981 at about 08:10 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N27661, operated by Desert Pacific, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Prescott, Arizona, United States. 10 people were on board and 9 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Prescott, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ernest A. Love
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N27661
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Desert Pacific
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Sedona, Az → Los Angeles, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0552
People
9 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 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
658LBS OVR MAX LMT, CG 1.28 IN BHND AFI LMT.NOSEDUP, UN TO LWR NOSE W EL.EL DWN STOP BKD OUT 9THRDS
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-31 | Tusayan, Arizona, United States | Air Charter SE | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-31 | Miami, Florida, United States | Ocean Reef Air | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1981 | Piper PA-31 | Guthrie, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1981 | Piper PA-31 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | Air Travel CHA | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-31 | Mountain Home, Arkansas, United States | GA Robinson la | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1981 | Piper PA-31 | Grand Cayman, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | - | 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 | - |