Piper PA-31 N74941
11 November 1976 · Spring Lake, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 November 1976 at about 16:36 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N74941, operated by Centurion Buil, was involved in an accident during in flight near Spring Lake, Michigan, United States. 9 people were on board and 2 died, 5 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spring Lake, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Muskegon County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N74941
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Centurion Buil
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Traverse City, Mi → Grand Haven, Mi
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4147
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 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
R BOOST PUMP INOP, X-FEED USED TO START R ENG.X-FEED FOUND ON, L INBOARD TANK DRY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1976 | Piper PA-31 | Hampton, Virginia, United States | Skyline Aviati | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Feb 1976 | Piper PA-31 | Jacksonville, Illinois, United States | Empire GAS COR | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1976 | Piper PA-31 | Grand View, New York, United States | Baltimore Cons | Fatal | 5 |
| 7 Jun 1976 | Piper PA-31 | Baxter, Minnesota, United States | Thomas Torgers | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1976 | Piper PA-31 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Air Cargo Syst | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1976 | Piper PA-31 | Many, Louisiana, United States | Jandebueur Co. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |