19780706019459A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Van Nuys, CA · July 6, 1978

Date
July 6, 1978
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4247R
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX78FUQ35
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,385 total500 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Forced ldg in residential/city area

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LDG IN RESIDENTIAL/CITY AREA

NTSB investigation

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