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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Tucson, AZ · August 30, 1995

Date
August 30, 1995 · 05:53 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Avra Valley Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7156T
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX95LA314
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total

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What happened

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

Lost right engine on departure. Returning. Feather wrong engine. Lost control. Observed discarding marijuana bags.

As the FAA filed it

LOST RIGHT ENGINE ON DEPARTURE. RETURNING. FEATHER WRONG ENGINE. LOST CONTROL. OBSERVED DISCARDING MARIJUANA BAGS.

NTSB investigation

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