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Piper PA-32 N47831

14 February 1981 · Salton Sea, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 February 1981, a Piper PA-32 registered N47831 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Salton Sea, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
Classification
Accident
Location
Salton Sea, California, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-32
Registration
N47831
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
La Vern, Ca → Z
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-0136

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

STOLEN ACFT FOUND ABANDONED IN DESERT.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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