Piper PA-34-200 N56710
25 August 1986 · Salinas, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 August 1986 at about 04:58 local time, a Piper PA-34-200 registered N56710, operated by Aero Flight Center, was involved in an accident near Salinas, California, 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 04:58
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Salinas, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Salinas Municipal (SNS)
- Coordinates
- 36.6696, -121.6109
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200
- Registration
- N56710
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Aero Flight Center
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Rosa → Salinas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX86LA329
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
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE SURFACE OF RWY 13 AFTER THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PLT INDICATED THE THREE GREEN GEAR SAFE INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THE ACFT WAS LANDED ON THE MAIN GEAR FIRST AND THEN THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AS IT TOUCHED THE RWY SURFACE AND THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP ON IT'S NOSE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-34-200T | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1986 | Piper PA-34-200 | Angola, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Mar 1986 | Piper PA-34-200T | Salem, Arkansas, United States | Air Evac EMS, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1986 | Piper PA-34-200T | Isabela | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 May 1986 | Piper PA-34-200T | Olathe, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1986 | Piper PA-34-200T | Bloomington, Illinois, United States | Marilyn E. Trupin | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1986 | Cessna 150 | Hesperia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1986 | Luscombe 8A | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1986 | Schleicher ASW-19 | Warner Springs, California, United States | Mark A. Miller | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1986 | Learjet 24 | Lake Tahoe, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1986 | Piper PA-18-150 | Ukiah, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1986 | Beechcraft K35 | San Diego, California, United States | Dean Holt | Minor injuries | - |