# NTSB LAX96WA348: Piper PA-24-260C, N9483P, Fiji, August 1, 1996

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 1, 1996
- Place: Fiji
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 29584
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX96WA348
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/29584/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96WA348

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9483P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9483P-1996-12-19), registration cancelled 1996-12-19, S/N 244996 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-24-260C
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Operator: Alex S. & Gladys R. Kovaleff
- Destination: AUSTRALIA, PO
- Flight plan: IFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 340° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F

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