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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA60601 · Vero Beach, FL · February 5, 1979

Date
February 5, 1979 · 22:15 local
Place
Vero Beach, FL
Airport
Vero Beach
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N90336
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79DLD37
Reported as
Piper PA60601
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
670 total520 in this make and model197 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.

Pilot said he hit an unlighted truck on rwy. Found damage which looked like a wire strike. Marijuana onboard.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SAID HE HIT AN UNLIGHTED TRUCK ON RWY. FOUND DAMAGE WHICH LOOKED LIKE A WIRE STRIKE. MARIJUANA ONBOARD.

NTSB investigation

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