# Accident 19760918042079A: Piper PA31350, Pinon, NM, September 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1976
- Place: Pinon, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 32.6195° N, 105.3769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pinon, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6195&lon=-105.3769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54294, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54294-2013-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760918042079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

EVIDENCE OF LARGE AMOUNT OF MARIJUANA FOUND IN WRECKAGE. HIT TREES ON SECOND LOW PASS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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