Piper PA-31-350 N744W

20 October 1996 · Eel River Cross, Canada · Fatal

Summary

On 20 October 1996, a Piper PA-31-350 registered N744W, operated by JPS Corp, was involved in an accident near Eel River Cross, Canada. 8 people were on board and 8 died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 20 October 1996
Classification: Accident
Location: Eel River Cross, Canada
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350
Registration: N744W
Operator: JPS Corp
Operating rule: Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight: Unknown
Phase of flight: Not recorded
Aircraft damage: Not recorded
NTSB number: NYC97RA006

People

8 people died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
8	8	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.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record NYC97RA006, from the public aviation accident database.

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