DEN77FQA44

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Estancia, NM · July 12, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 12, 1977
Place
Estancia, NM · ESTANCIA, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8502YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report July 29, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770712016929A
Case key
146563

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1367  77/7/12  NR.ESTANCIA NM        PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8502Y              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- TRANSPORTING MARIJUANA.INJ INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8502Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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