- Date
- February 28, 1983, 21:50 local (Mar 1, 1983, 02:50 UTC)
- Place
- Cross City, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3898FPiper PA-32R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830228009089A
- Case key
- 30851
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with trees during a night landing on a lonely stretch of country road. The landing was an attempt to unload 662 pounds of marijuana in an illegal drug operation.a passenger was fatally injured and the injured pilot was found later in the local hospital.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3898F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-7680418
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-KIA5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lauren D. Tucker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Unk
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 250° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 57 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.