FTW76FPA10

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-34 · Plano, TX · October 30, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 30, 1975
Place
Plano, TX · PLANO, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N32510Piper PA-34
Status
Completed · report November 11, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19751030033049A
Case key
151206

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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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3-3051  75/10/30   PLANO,TX            PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2250                    N32510              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DALLAS NORTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         PLANO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT STOLEN. INJURY INDEX PRESUMED. MARIJUANA FOUND ABD.

Aircraft

Registration
N32510
Reported as
Piper PA-34
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Dallas North

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.