Piper PA-31-350 N812TB
24 March 1999 · Waterloo, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 March 1999 at about 01:13 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 registered N812TB was involved in an accident near Waterloo, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 01:13
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waterloo, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Waterloo Municipal (ALO)
- Coordinates
- 42.4899, -92.3507
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-350
- Registration
- N812TB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI99LA114
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said he was conducting touch and go landings. He said that on the second landing directional control was lost and the airplane exited the runway. He said that he did not know of any mechanical problems with the airplane. A postaccident examination failed to reveal any preaccident anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 1999 | Piper PA-31-350 | Garden Valley, Idaho, United States | Salmon Air, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1999 | Piper PA-31-350 | Tanana, Alaska, United States | Larry's Flying Service Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Oct 1999 | Piper PA-31 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1999 | Piper PA-31-T3 | Gambell, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1999 | Piper PA-31-310 | La Verne, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1999 | Piper PA-31-310 | Nicholls Town, Bahamas | Webs Palnes, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1999 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Titonka, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Dec 1999 | Cessna T210F | Indianola, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1999 | Cessna 172 | Waukon, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1999 | Cessna 172L | Montezuma, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1999 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Newton, Iowa, United States | Mark F. Criswell | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Mar 1999 | Piper PA-28-161 | Ankeny, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |