Piper PA-31 N7404L
28 April 1977 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 April 1977 at about 08:16 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N7404L, operated by N Air Service, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kent Co Int'l
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N7404L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- N Air Service
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Pontiac, Mi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0903
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
RT MAIN GEAR AND INBOARD DOOR JAMMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Belle Glade, Florida, United States | Great Lakes AE | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Cheektowaga, New York, United States | Corporate Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Feb 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Ithaca, New York, United States | Air Exec | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Grayling, Michigan, United States | Chief.assoc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Delaware, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Lake Tahoe, California, United States | CAL Air Commut | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |