N7407L - 1971 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

PA31

1971

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1971

Manufacturer

—

Model

—

Type Aircraft

Fixed Wing Multi Engine

ICAO Type Code

PA31PA-31-300 Navajo

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Normal Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

JOHN WESTBROOK INC

Address

7395 S PEORIA HANGAR 8

City

ENGLEWOOD

State / Zip Code

Colorado80112

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

—

Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

52372742

Mode S Code (Hex)

A9F5E2

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
May 1, 1991	DEN91FA065	Destroyed	Fatal	IN-FLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE LEFT ENGINE COWL ASSEMBLY THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY LATCHED, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM CONTROL SPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, INADEQUATE MARKINGS/ALIGNMENT INDICATIONS TO ASSURE THAT THE COWL FASTENERS WERE LOCKED, AND AN INSUFFICIENTLY DEFINED PROCEDURE IN THE FLIGHT MANUAL FOR CHECKING THE COWL FASTENERS.

May 1, 1991DEN91FA065

Destroyed

Fatal

IN-FLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE LEFT ENGINE COWL ASSEMBLY THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY LATCHED, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM CONTROL SPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, INADEQUATE MARKINGS/ALIGNMENT INDICATIONS TO ASSURE THAT THE COWL FASTENERS WERE LOCKED, AND AN INSUFFICIENTLY DEFINED PROCEDURE IN THE FLIGHT MANUAL FOR CHECKING THE COWL FASTENERS.

Additional Details

Registration

N7407L

Serial Number

31-790

Number of Engines

—

Number of Seats

—

Expiration Date

—

Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

—

Unique ID

—

Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

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