Piper PA-31 N212AD

21 July 1972 · Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported · Fatal

Summary

On 21 July 1972 at about 08:10 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N212AD, operated by Equitable Engi, was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 21 July 1972 at 08:10
Classification: Accident
Location: Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Piper PA-31
Registration: N212AD
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: Equitable Engi
Operating rule: Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight: Business
Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
Route: Detroit, Mich → Milwaukee, Wis
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-1082

People

1 person died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	1	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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ACFT BELIEVED TO BE IN LAKE MICHIGAN. ACFT DMG AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB 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 3-1082, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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21 Aug 1972	Piper PA-31 N9259Y	Laconia, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	Winnipesaukee*	No injuries	-
3 Dec 1972	Piper PA-31 N6629L	Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	Wal-Mart Store	No injuries	-
18 Mar 1972	Piper PA-31 N6620L	Brookings, South Dakota, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
13 Oct 1972	Piper PA-31 N76LE	West Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	Liberty Aviati	No injuries	-
7 Sep 1972	Piper PA-31 N9261Y	Columbus, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
27 Jan 1972	Piper PA-31 N6118L	West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	FOX Grocery Co	No injuries	-

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