19771206037549A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Tonopah, NV · December 6, 1977

Date
December 6, 1977
Place
Tonopah, NV
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5001Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK78FVW06
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Illicit transportation of a controlled substance. Hit hillside.1 gal fuel found in extra aux cell.

As the FAA filed it

ILLICIT TRANSPORTATION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.HIT HILLSIDE.1 GAL FUEL FOUND IN EXTRA AUX CELL.

NTSB investigation

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