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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Furnace Creek, CA · May 4, 1979

Date
May 4, 1979 · 19:20 local
Place
Furnace Creek, CA
Airport
Furnace Creek
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5584J
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK79DVW13
Reported as
Piper PA32260
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,026 total100 in this make and model15 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.

Pilot landed at dusk. Did not know the first 2000 feet were unusable. Markings on runway not visible at dusk.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED AT DUSK. DID NOT KNOW THE FIRST 2000 FEET WERE UNUSABLE. MARKINGS ON RUNWAY NOT VISIBLE AT DUSK.

NTSB investigation

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