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Piper PA-31T DIKKS

14 July 1984 · Concord, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 14 July 1984 at about 19:12 local time, a Piper PA-31T registered DIKKS was involved in an accident near Concord, California, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:12
Classification
Accident
Location
Concord, California, United States
Nearest airport
Buchanan (CCR)
Coordinates
38.0005, -122.0299
Aircraft
Piper PA-31T
Registration
DIKKS
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Santa Monica → Concord
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX84MA392

People

6 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
6 6 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

THE PIPER PA-31T WAS A FOREIGN REGISTERED ACFT (FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY). THE OWNER/PLT IN THE LEFT FRONT SEAT HELD A GERMAN COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE WITH AIRPLANE INSTRUMENT, SINGLE ENG LAND & MULTI-ENG LAND RATINGS. THE PLT IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT HELD AN AMERICAN PRIVATE CERTIFICATE WITH AN AIRPLANE SINGLE ENG LAND RATING. DURING ARRIVAL, THE ACFT WAS CLEARED TO ENTER A RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RWY 32R & WAS TO FOLLOW A DECATHLON THAT WAS LANDING ON THE SAME RWY. WHEN THE PA-31 AIRCREW CALLED TURNING ONTO A BASE LEG, THE TOWER ASKED IF THEY HAD THE DECATHLON IN SIGHT, BUT THEY DID NOT REPLY. THE DECATHLON PLT WAS THEN INSTRUCTED TO CHANGE HIS APCH TO 32L & WAS CLEARED TO LAND. THE PA-31 WAS OBSERVED TO OVERSHOOT THE TURN TO THE FINAL APCH COURSE TO RWY 32R. WITNESSES REPORTED THE ACFT MADEAN ERRATIC, SLOW SPEED, NOSE HI TURN AT LOW ALT, THEN IT ENTERED A RIGHT TURN, NOSE DOWN SPIN, CRASHED & BURNED. IMPACT OCCURRED ON A GROUND STRUCTURE. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO PREIMPACT/PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. FIRE DMG TO 5 AUTOS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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