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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · West Palm Beach, FL · August 21, 1979

Date
August 21, 1979
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5807Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79DKT87
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.

Attempted landing on short grass strip. Ran off end into trees and a lake. Narcotics involved.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED LANDING ON SHORT GRASS STRIP. RAN OFF END INTO TREES AND A LAKE. NARCOTICS INVOLVED.

NTSB investigation

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