Piper PA-31T N2645Z
19 February 1988 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 19 February 1988 at about 00:10 local time, a Piper PA-31T registered N2645Z, operated by Executive Air Service, was involved in an incident near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 6 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:10
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.0797, -115.1405
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31T
- Registration
- N2645Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Executive Air Service
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cable → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA88IA051
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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
WHILE CRUISING AT FL270, RIGHT SIDE COCKPIT WINDOW FAILED, RESULTING IN DECOMPRESSION. ACFT DIVERTED TO NORMAL LANDING. EXAMINATION REVEALED LOWER BOLTS OVERTORQUED AND PLEXIGLAS COMPROMISED BY EXCESS PRIMER, INITIATING CRACKING. EVIDENCE INDICATED WINDOW NOT ORIGINAL INSTALLATION, BUT REVIEW OF MAINT RECORDS SHOWED NO RECORD OF WINDOW REPLACEMENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31T accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-31T-620 | Eugene, Oregon, United States | Santiam Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-31T-620 | Hazelwood, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jan 1989 | Piper PA-31T | Craig, Colorado, United States | Cummins Power Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-31T | Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1987 | Piper PA-31T-620II | Cody, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 30 Dec 1986 | Piper PA-31T | Merrillville, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 1988 | Beechcraft 65 | Elko, Nevada, United States | Airborne Geophysics | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Oct 1988 | Bell 47G-3B2 | Cottonwood Canyon, Nevada, United States | Bureau of Land Management | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1988 | Pitts S-1C | Carson City, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1988 | Cessna 310G | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 1988 | Applebay ZUNI 2 | Wellington, Nevada, United States | Diane E. Weidenhammer | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jul 1988 | Cessna 152 | Verdi, Nevada, United States | Oroville Aviation | Fatal | 1 |