19801201075739A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA23250 · Corpus Christi, TX · December 1, 1980

Date
December 1, 1980
Place
Corpus Christi, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6536A
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FRG10
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.

Ran out of fuel on landing approach. Hit freeway bridge rail. Pilot left scene. Found illegal drugs onboard.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON LANDING APPROACH. HIT FREEWAY BRIDGE RAIL. PILOT LEFT SCENE. FOUND ILLEGAL DRUGS 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.