- Date
- October 21, 1976
- Place
- San Carlos, AZ · SAN CARLOS, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N424MCPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761021035999A
- Case key
- 155918
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3244 76/10/21 NR.SAN CARLOS,AZ PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - UNK/NR N424MC PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- CLANDESTINE OPERATION.1000 LBS MARIJUANA RECOVERED.LANDED ON REMOTE MESA.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N424MC
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N424MCRegistration cancelled Jan 19, 2018 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.