19761215041649A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Blythe, CA · December 15, 1976

Date
December 15, 1976
Place
Blythe, CA
Airport
Blythe
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5590Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX77FA015
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Oil cooler line,l eng,poor cond. Plt flew pattern too wide for single eng apch. Got blo VMC.

As the FAA filed it

OIL COOLER LINE,L ENG,POOR COND. PLT FLEW PATTERN TOO WIDE FOR SINGLE ENG APCH. GOT BLO VMC.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.