Piper PA-44 N81342
7 September 1981 · San Jose, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 September 1981 at about 00:10 local time, a Piper PA-44 registered N81342, operated by Flying Country, was involved in an accident during in flight near San Jose, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Reid-Hillview
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-44
- Registration
- N81342
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Flying Country
- Operating rule
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2343
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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
NON-MULTI-ENG PLT.UN RESTART R ENG AFT INTENTIONAL SHTDN.AFT GO-ARND, TURNED TWD ARPT, UN MAINT ALT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-44 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-44 | Batavia, New York, United States | William B McHe | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-44 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | Nova Flight | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-44-180 | Bunnell, Florida, United States | Embry-Riddle Aeronalitiene UNI | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-44-180 | McCutchanville, Indiana, United States | Brack, Frank & Associates | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-44 | Olathe, Kansas, United States | K.c.piper | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-44-180 | McSherrystown, Pennsylvania, United States | FOX Enterprises | Serious 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 | - |