Piper PA-31 N9121Y
27 March 1969 · Wilmington, Delaware, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 March 1969 at about 09:36 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N9121Y, operated by Dover Air Tra*, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Wilmington, Delaware, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wilmington
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N9121Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Dover Air Tra*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0141
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
DAMAGED O RING ALLOWED HYDRAULIC FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF SYSTEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 5 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-31 | Jasper, Texas, United States | Visador Co | Fatal | 3 |
| 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 |