- Date
- March 24, 1972
- Place
- Landers, CA · LANDERS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5587YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165938
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0146 72/3/24 LANDERS,CALIF PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 270 TIME - 2045 N5587Y PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GIANT ROCK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FULLERTON,CALIF UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- LND ON UNLTD REMOTE DIRT STRIP. EVIDENCE OF NARCOTICS ABD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5587Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Giant Rock
N5587YRegistration cancelled Dec 18, 2019 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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