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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.

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