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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Pinion Hills, CA · May 3, 1981

Date
May 3, 1981 · 11:30 local
Place
Pinion Hills, CA
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5480P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DUG28
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Crashed while landing on a dirt road in a housing subdivision.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED WHILE LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD IN A HOUSING SUBDIVISION.

NTSB investigation

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