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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Concord, CA · August 23, 1987

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Date: August 23, 1987 · 15:30 local
Place: Concord, CA
Airport: Buchanan Field
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7841Y
Reported as: Piper PA30
Reported engine: Lycoming IO320B1A
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,440 total440 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N7841YRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Piper PA-30S/N 30-921 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Right engine quit. Landed gear up in marsh. Fuel servo had water and rust. Passengers on test flight.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT ENGINE QUIT. LANDED GEAR UP IN MARSH. FUEL SERVO HAD WATER AND RUST. PASSENGERS ON TEST FLIGHT.