- Date
- January 21, 1976
- Place
- Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N74986Piper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760121003609A
- Case key
- 152848
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0301 76/1/21 TUCSON,AZ PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 4000 TIME - 2010 N74986 PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEWAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OXNARD,CA TUCSON,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- HIT TRAILER ROOF,WIRES & TREE. PLT STATED FLT UNDER PROV FAR PART 91.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74986
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Freeway
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.