- Date
- March 9, 1987, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- George West, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N178SPiper PA-23-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870309005019A
- Case key
- 22338
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Aircraft collided with power lines during forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. Owner has not responded to letters. Warrant was issued for arrest of person thought to be pilot. Aircraft had traces of marijuana on board.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N178S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 27-7654041
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-C1A, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ski Etc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NIR, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.