# NTSB NYC97RA006: Piper PA-31-350, N744W, Eel River Cross, Canada, October 20, 1996

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 20, 1996
- Place: Eel River Cross, Canada
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 8 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39442
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC97RA006
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39442/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97RA006

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N744W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N744W-1997-03-20), registration cancelled 1997-03-20, S/N 317952246 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-31-350
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Jps Corp

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19961020033069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961020033069A), Oct 20, 1996: Piper PA31350, Charlo New Brun, CN, Destroyed, 8 fatal. Developed engine trouble en route, attempted to land, crashed short of airport. (.4) on October 20, 1996, at 1212 atlantic daylight time, a Piper PA31-350,…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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