Piper PA-32R N309MJ
1 April 1982 · Moca · No injuries
Summary
On 1 April 1982 at about 02:50 local time, a Piper PA-32R registered N309MJ, operated by Fernando Ruiz, was involved in an accident near Moca. 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
- at 02:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Moca
- Nearest airport
- Labadie (PR05)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R
- Registration
- N309MJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fernando Ruiz
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Charlotte Amali
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MIA82DA091
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
THE PILOT LANDED ON AN UNLIGHTED GRASS STRIP AT NIGHT WITH A LOAD OF MARIJUANA. DURING THE LANDING, THE PLANE CONTINUED OFF THE STRIP AND INTO A SUGAR CANE FIELD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-32R | Brownsville, California, United States | Steve Grimm Golden Bear Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Lambsburg, Virginia, United States | Air Security Transport Corpora | Fatal | 4 |
| 29 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-32R | Rochester, Massachusetts, United States | GEN. Enterprises, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Ruidoso Muni, New Mexico, United States | Curtis Lewis | Fatal | 3 |
| 11 May 1982 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Iuka, Mississippi, United States | David Harris | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Gustavus, Alaska, United States | Layton A . Bennett | No injuries | - |