# Accident 19950830027069A: Piper PA23250, Tucson, AZ, August 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1995, 05:53 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Avra Valley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4492° N, 111.2896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4492&lon=-111.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7156T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7156T-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950830027069A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX95LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA314), Aug 30, 1995: Piper PA-23-250 (N7156T), Marana, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's poor installation of the propeller which allowed the propeller to become loose, and the pilot's improper emergency procedure by feathering the wrong propeller.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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