Piper PA-31 N440VC
5 February 1969 · Jasper, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 February 1969 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N440VC, operated by Visador Co, was involved in an accident during in flight near Jasper, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jasper, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jasper
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N440VC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Visador Co
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0592
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 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
PLT OF ACFT IN VCNTY DIVERTED TO BEAUMONT BECAUSE OF LOW CIG AND POOR VIS COND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-31 | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | Dover Air Tra* | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1969 | Piper PA-31 | Alcoa, Tennessee, United States | Harrison Motor | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1969 | Piper PA-31 | Burbank, California, United States | United Clearin | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Sep 1969 | Piper PA-31 | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | JIM Hankens AI | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1969 | Piper PA-31 | Jamestown, Tennessee, United States | Suse Co Inc | Fatal | 6 |
| 20 Nov 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Nederland, Texas, United States | London Propert | Fatal | 5 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |