19821019056359A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Sun City, CA · October 19, 1982

Date
October 19, 1982 · 20:41 local
Place
Sun City, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4729P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA016
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B1A5
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.

Abandoned drug laden aircraft had landed gear up on a city street. No fuel on board. Pilot located and jailed.

As the FAA filed it

ABANDONED DRUG LADEN AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED GEAR UP ON A CITY STREET. NO FUEL ON BOARD. PILOT LOCATED AND JAILED.

NTSB investigation

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