- Date
- October 7, 1986, 07:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Rancho, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8159CPiper PA-32R-301T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861007048339A
- Case key
- 25450
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - poorFactor
Fuel consumption calculations - improperCause
Stolen aircraft/unauthorized use - improper use ofFactor
Flt with inadqt en route/destn facilities - performedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
A Piper PA-32R-301T collided with the ground after a forced landing. A renter pilot reported the aircraft was stolen. Examination of the aircraft revealed that there was no fuel present in the aircraft fuel tanks. It was also reported that the aircraft was transporting 400 to 500 pounds of marijuana.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8159C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-301T (PA-32R-301)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-8029058
- Airframe hours
- 780
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-440-K1G5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Martin Aviation
- Registered owner
- Barton, Alan B.& R. Colley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 2, 1986
- Airport
- Billy Joe (Pvt A/S)
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificates
- Flight engineer, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.