Piper PA-31 N8000Y
18 February 1971 · Iowa City, Iowa, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 18 February 1971 at about 19:15 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N8000Y, operated by Hawkins Constr, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Iowa City, Iowa, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Iowa City, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Iowa City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N8000Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Hawkins Constr
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Detroit, Mich → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0218
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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 STATED VOR, DME FLUCTUATED.R ALTERNATOR INOP.DESCENDED BLO PUBLISHED MDA ON 2ND VOR APCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-31 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Russell and AX | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1971 | Piper PA-31 | Iuka, Mississippi, United States | Savannah Aero | Fatal | 4 |
| 19 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-31 | Augusta, Maine, United States | Downeast Airl* | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Apr 1971 | Piper PA-31 | Palo Alto, California, United States | Nystrom Aviati | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1971 | Piper PA-31 | El Dorado, Mexico | Capital Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1971 | Piper PA-31 | Anguilla, Other-Foreign Countries | Valley Air SER | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |