19840605054949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Rehobeth Beach, DE · June 5, 1984

Date
June 5, 1984 · 11:40 local
Place
Rehobeth Beach, DE
Airport
Rehobeth Beach
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5870V
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84LA199
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed on a road under construction by mistake. Broke off left main gear on a dirt mound.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED ON A ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION BY MISTAKE. BROKE OFF LEFT MAIN GEAR ON A DIRT MOUND.

NTSB investigation

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