Piper PA-32R N7272F
16 February 1981 · El Duque, Puerto Rico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 February 1981 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA-32R registered N7272F, operated by JIM Ratliff AI, was involved in an accident during in flight near El Duque, Puerto Rico, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Duque, Puerto Rico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R
- Registration
- N7272F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- JIM Ratliff AI
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Barbados → San Juan, Pr
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-0726
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 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
IMPACTED W TOP OF MTN AT NGT.MTN TOPS OBSCD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-32R | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
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| 23 Dec 1981 | Piper PA-32R | Wallace, North Carolina, United States | Jackson Enterp | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Jan 1981 | Piper PA-32R | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | Clark Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-32R | Cresco, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-32R | Osborne, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |