- Date
- June 2, 1984, 00:00 local (07:00 UTC)
- Place
- Baker, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N6GWPiper PA-31-350
- Weather
- Not reported
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840602024149A
- Case key
- 23962
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was found where it had crashed & burned on a rough lava bed. The crash site was about 1 mi northeast of a road where drug smuggling acft had been known to land in the past. There was evidence that cocaine had been removed from the accident site. The wreckage had been camouflaged by placing lava rocks on the shiny pieces of metal. There was evidence that the plane had crashed in a left wing low attitude while in a landing configuration. No preimpact/mechanical part failure or malfunction was found. The elevation of the crash site was about 2930 ft. the acft wreckage was discovered on 6/2/84. The actual time of the accident was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6GW
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-350
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-7405139
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Unknown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,400 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Not reported
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.