- Date
- May 17, 1973
- Place
- Tonopah, NV · TONOPAH, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8987NPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report August 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730517012469A
- Case key
- 190242
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1548 73/5/17 TONOPAH,NEV PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 57 TOTAL TIME - 0130 N8987N PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN REMARKS- ACFT WAS CARRYING APPROX 1000LBS OF MARIJUANA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8987N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8987N · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL83LA344Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBlairsville, GAThe plt reported that during the run-up before takeoff, he noted that the right brake was not firm, but he elected to continue the flt. While cruising, he checked the brake & reportedly, no pressure was available. The remainder of the flt was routine until…NTSB LAX76FUJ83Accident · No injuriesClosedTubac, AZ