ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13648
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| Date: | Thursday 19 February 1981 |
| Time: | 19:03 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II |
| Owner/operator: | SS Aircraft Co |
| Registration: | N321SS |
| MSN: | 31T-8020035 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oakland-Pontiac Airport, Waterford Township, Michigan -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Tulsa International Airport, Tulsa, Oklahoma (TUL/KTUL) |
| Oakland-Pontiac Airport, Waterford Township, Michigan (PTK/KPTK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) February 19, 1981 when crashed on final approach to Oakland-Pontiac Airport, Waterford Township, Michigan. On approach to ILS Runway 9, aircraft hit two 40 foot approach light towers 2,400 & 2,200 feet from approach end of runway. The aircraft then impacted the runway threshold and caught fire. All three persons on board - pilot and two passengers - were killed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CHI81FA029 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=28010&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=321SS
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1981/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-cheyenne-in-waterford-township-3-killed/]
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/mi/N321SS/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Apr-2017 18:44 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2017 16:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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