- Date
- June 8, 1986, 15:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Margarita, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1787PPiper PA-28-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860608025889A
- Case key
- 25176
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he had problems with his navigation radio and overflew his destination airport. He subsequently became disoriented, ran one fuel tank dry, and then made a precautionary landing, since he was low on fuel. On landing, the nose gear collapsed causing the aircraft to settle on the wing and propeller.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1787P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-2560
- Airframe hours
- 2,166
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronald W. Worley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- OXR · Oxnard, CA
- Destination
- SMX · Santa Maria, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 495 total · 220 in this make and model · 15 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.