Piper PA-31 N66856
27 March 1981 · Galena, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 March 1981 at about 16:32 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N66856, operated by Galena Air SVC, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Galena, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Galena, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Galena
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N66856
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Galena Air SVC
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Hughes, Ak → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3509
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
DRG GO-ARND, BGN SLGT CLB, ENTERED STEEP L BANK, CRASHED.FLAPS FULL DWN.PLT ON GND RPRTD 1 ENG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-31 | Tusayan, Arizona, United States | Air Charter SE | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-31 | Miami, Florida, United States | Ocean Reef Air | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1981 | Piper PA-31 | Guthrie, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-31 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Desert Pacific | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1981 | Piper PA-31 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | Air Travel CHA | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-31 | Mountain Home, Arkansas, United States | GA Robinson la | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |