Piper PA-31P N6815L
21 April 1972 · San Diego, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 April 1972 at about 22:27 local time, a Piper PA-31P registered N6815L, operated by Navco Internat, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near San Diego, California, United States. 6 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Diego, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lindbergh
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31P
- Registration
- N6815L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Navco Internat
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Santa Ana, Calif → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-0698
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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
ONE OF PLTS INADVERTENTLY SHUT OFF L ENG MAG SWITCHES. LOST CTL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31P accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 1973 | Piper PA-31P | Linden, New Jersey, United States | Refrigeration | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-31P | Tampa, Florida, United States | Refrigerated T | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jan 1974 | Piper PA-31P | Wichita, Kansas, United States | C G Wings Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-31P | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | Piper Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1974 | Piper PA-31P | Fresno, California, United States | High & Mighty | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1974 | Piper PA-31P | Willoughby H, Ohio, United States | Kinzig Tool Co | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |