Piper PA-31 N6118L
27 January 1972 · West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 January 1972 at about 11:50 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N6118L, operated by FOX Grocery Co, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Allegheny Co
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N6118L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- FOX Grocery Co
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Alliance, Ohio → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0402
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
CTL ROD BCM DISCONNECTED FM SLCTR VALVE CTL ARM DUE COTTER PIN COMING OUT.UN TO LOWER GR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-31 | Laconia, New Hampshire, United States | Winnipesaukee* | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1972 | Piper PA-31 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Wal-Mart Store | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1972 | Piper PA-31 | Brookings, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-31 | West Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States | Liberty Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1972 | Piper PA-31 | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 21 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-31 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Equitable Engi | Fatal | 1 |
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 | - |