Piper PA-31-350 N70TT
2 May 1982 · Midland, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 May 1982 at about 16:40 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 registered N70TT, operated by Milton Tankersley JR. Inc., was involved in an accident near Midland, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Midland, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Midland Airpark (MDD)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-350
- Registration
- N70TT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Milton Tankersley JR. Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Midland → Ft. Worth
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA158
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
DURING A BUSINESS FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINES QUIT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GEAR-UP EMERGENCY LANDING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ONE PICKUP AND TWO CARS DURING THE LANDING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN MISTAKENLY FUELED WITH JET "A" FUEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-31-325 | Asheboro, North Carolina, United States | Clarence Roberts/Roberts Avia. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-31-350 | Richmond, Virginia, United States | Mid South Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-31-350 | Enterprise, Alabama, United States | Huntsville Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-31-350 | Near Lakeland, Florida, United States | Piper Aircraft Corporation | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-31-350 | Miami, Florida, United States | Finair | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-31-310 | Spencer, Virginia, United States | 7 C's Transportation, Inc. | Fatal | 8 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150M | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Neal F. Murray | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Airmate HP-10 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Morris J. Wright | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | American AA-1A | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Delfin Salazar, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172M | Sherman, Texas, United States | John Brodherd, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-22-150 | Marlin, Texas, United States | RON Noblitt | Serious injuries | - |