Piper PA-34T-22OT XBDRL
26 December 1985 · Tucson, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 December 1985 at about 18:08 local time, a Piper PA-34T-22OT registered XBDRL, operated by Marco Arvizi, was involved in an accident near Tucson, Arizona, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tucson Intl (TUS)
- Coordinates
- 32.1500, -110.9305
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34T-22OT
- Registration
- XBDRL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Marco Arvizi
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Obregon, Sondra → Nogales
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX86LA075
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
DURING A TRANS BORDER VFR X-COUNTRY FLT, THE PLT NOTICED 'OIL SPIRTING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE' WITH SMOKE, & HE SHUT IT DOWN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE TUCSON ATCT, WHO CLEARED THE ACFT TO LAND STRAIGHT IN ON RWY 29L. TOWER PERSONNEL OBSERVED THE ACFT PORPOISE ABOUT 7,000 FT DOWN THE RWY BEFORE GROUND LOOPING AND SLIDING OFF THE LEFT SIDE. THE ACFT & ENGINES HAD ABOUT 249 HOURS TOTAL TIME. EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT ENGINE REVEALED A 3/4 INCH CRACK IN THE LOWER FRONT WELD SEAM OF THE OIL COOLER. THE CRACK WAS ONLY VISABLE UNDER PRESSURE TESTING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34T accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 1978 | Piper PA-34T | San Diego, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 1985 | Cessna 182P | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1985 | Cessna 172G | Show Low, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1985 | Cessna 210A | Quartzsite, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1985 | Cessna 182G | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Apr 1985 | Cessna 172 | Page, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1985 | Bell 47 G-5 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |