# NTSB LAX76FUJ83: Piper PA-32, N8987N, Tubac, AZ, June 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1976
- Place: Tubac, AZ · TUBAC, AZ
- Location: 31.6107° N, 111.0570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tubac, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6107&lon=-111.0570&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUJ83
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ83

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1431   76/6/8    TUBAC,AZ            PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 591
        TIME - 1045                    N8987N              PX-  0  0  5  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUBAC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL CAJON,CA                 TUBAC,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8987N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8987N-2000-08-31), registration cancelled 2000-08-31, S/N 3240870 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tubac

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760608017359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760608017359A), Jun 8, 1976: Piper PA32300, Tubac, AZ, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8987N (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL83LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA344), Aug 30, 1983: Piper PA-32-300 (N8987N), Blairsville, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK73DVW20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVW20), May 17, 1973: Piper PA-32 (N8987N), Tonopah, NV, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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