Piper PA-23-250 N4729P
20 October 1982 · Sun City, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 October 1982 at about 03:41 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N4729P, operated by MR. & MRS. W.l. Davis, was involved in an accident near Sun City, 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
- at 03:41
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sun City, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- N4729P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- MR. & MRS. W.l. Davis
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA016
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 MADE A WHEELS UP LANDING ON HAWN AVENUE IN SUN CITY, CA AND ABANDONED THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE LANDING, BOTH WING TIPS STRUCK SIGN POSTS AND WERE DAMAGED. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IT HAD CRASHED, BUT ABOUT 650 LBS OF ILLEGAL DRUGS WERE FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | Lake Placid, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | McComb, Mississippi, United States | Thomas M. Casey | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-23-170 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | Richard B. Daseke | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-23-160 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Mark Hewlett | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | Auburn, Alabama, United States | Auburn University Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-23 | Corydon, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,716 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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